Brighton Sober vs Grey Catchfly

Aproaerema vinella compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Brighton Sober is Extinct while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brighton Sober	Grey Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aproaerema	Silene
Species	Aproaerema vinella	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

Brighton Sober

EX — Extinct

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brighton Sober	Grey Catchfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brighton Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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

Brighton Sober

The Brighton Sober (Aproaerema vinella) is a species in the genus Aproaerema. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.