black-calabash vs heath fritillary

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Melitaea athalia

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while heath fritillary is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	heath fritillary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Amphitecna	Melitaea
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Melitaea athalia

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

heath fritillary

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	heath fritillary
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.

heath fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries).

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.