black-calabash vs Mountain Clouded Yellow

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Colias phicomone

Key Differences

  • black-calabash is Least Concern while Mountain Clouded Yellow is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank black-calabash Mountain Clouded Yellow
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Bignoniaceae Pieridae
Genus Amphitecna Colias
Species Amphitecna latifolia Colias phicomone

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Clouded Yellow

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute black-calabash Mountain Clouded Yellow
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.

Mountain Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Mountain Clouded Yellow

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia