black-calabash vs Large Tabby

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Aglossa pinguinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Large Tabby
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Pyralidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Aglossa
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Aglossa pinguinalis

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Large Tabby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Large Tabby
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.

Large Tabby

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.