Beautiful Plume vs Gorse case-bearer

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Coleophora albicosta

Key Differences

Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Gorse case-bearer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Gorse case-bearer
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	Coleophoridae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Coleophora
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Coleophora albicosta

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Gorse case-bearer share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

View Order: Lepidoptera

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Gorse case-bearer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Gorse case-bearer
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).

Gorse case-bearer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.