Beautiful Plume vs Gavarnie Ringlet

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Erebia gorgone

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Gavarnie Ringlet
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Amblyptilia	Erebia
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Erebia gorgone

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Gavarnie Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

View Order: Lepidoptera

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Gavarnie Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Gavarnie Ringlet
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).

Gavarnie Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, and Spain.

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.