Black Sober vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Anacampsis temerella compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Black Sober is Endangered while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Sober	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Anacampsis	Colchicum
Species	Anacampsis temerella	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Black Sober

EN — Endangered

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Sober	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.