Beautiful Plume vs Fringed Cup

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Pterophoridae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Encoelia
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Fringed Cup
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).

Fringed Cup

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.