black-calabash vs Irish Major

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Oxycera fallenii

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Irish Major is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Irish Major
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Oxycera
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Oxycera fallenii

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Irish Major

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Irish Major
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.

Irish Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.