Beautiful Plume vs Raspberry Rust

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Phragmidium rubi-idaei

Key Differences

Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while Raspberry Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Raspberry Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Pterophoridae	Phragmidiaceae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Phragmidium
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Phragmidium rubi-idaei

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Raspberry Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Raspberry Rust
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).

Raspberry Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.