black-calabash vs Dotted Ermel

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Ethmia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Ethmia dodecea

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Dotted Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.