Bog Fritillary vs Brindled Plume

Boloria eunomia compared with Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bog Fritillary	Brindled Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Boloria	Amblyptilia
Species	Boloria eunomia	Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Bog Fritillary and Brindled Plume share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Bog Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Brindled Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bog Fritillary	Brindled Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bog Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (22 countries) and North America (Canada).

Brindled Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Asia (4 countries) and Europe (25 countries).

Bog Fritillary

Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Brindled Plume

The Brindled Plume (Amblyptilia punctidactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 19 countries:

🇦🇩 Andorra 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇱 Poland 🇷🇺 Russia 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden