Beautiful Plume vs False Dotted Border

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	False Dotted Border
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pterophoridae	Pieridae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Belenois
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Belenois thysa

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and False Dotted Border share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	False Dotted Border
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.