Beautiful Plume vs Phoma blight

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

• Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Phoma blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Pterophoridae	Didymellaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Epicoccum
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Phoma blight
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).

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.

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.