black-calabash vs Melissa Arctic

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Oeneis melissa

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Melissa Arctic is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Melissa Arctic
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	Oeneis
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Oeneis melissa

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Melissa Arctic

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Melissa Arctic
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.

Melissa Arctic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Russia.

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.