Black Sober vs silk-tassel

Anacampsis temerella compared with Garrya elliptica

Key Differences

• Black Sober is Endangered while silk-tassel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sober	silk-tassel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Garryales (Garryales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Garryaceae
Genus	Anacampsis	Garrya
Species	Anacampsis temerella	Garrya elliptica

Conservation Status

Black Sober

EN — Endangered

silk-tassel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sober	silk-tassel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

silk-tassel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Black Sober

The Black Sober (Anacampsis temerella) is a species in the genus Anacampsis. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.