Beautiful Plume vs Variable Darner

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Aeshna interrupta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Variable Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Pterophoridae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Aeshna
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Aeshna interrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and Variable Darner share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Variable Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Variable Darner
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).

Variable Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.