Black Bent vs Cryptic Wood White

Agrostis gigantea compared with Leptidea juvernica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bent Cryptic Wood White
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Poales (Grasses) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Pieridae
Genus Agrostis Leptidea
Species Agrostis gigantea Leptidea juvernica

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Cryptic Wood White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bent Cryptic Wood White
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Cryptic Wood White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Cryptic Wood White

No description available.

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