Cascade Fir vs Southern Bent-wing

Abies amabilis compared with Leucoptera lathyrifoliella

Key Differences

• Cascade Fir is Least Concern while Southern Bent-wing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cascade Fir	Southern Bent-wing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Abies	Leucoptera
Species	Abies amabilis	Leucoptera lathyrifoliella

Conservation Status

Cascade Fir

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bent-wing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cascade Fir	Southern Bent-wing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cascade Fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

Southern Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cascade Fir

The Cascade Fir (Abies amabilis) is a species in the genus Abies. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden