Beautiful Plume vs Plain Plume

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Hellinsia tephradactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Plain Plume
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 same	Pterophoridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Hellinsia
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Hellinsia tephradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Plain Plume share a common ancestor at the Family level: Pterophoridae.

View Family: Pterophoridae

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Plain Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Plain Plume
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).

Plain Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Georgia) and Europe (27 countries).

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.