Centuryplant vs Forest Caper White

Agave americana compared with Belenois zochalia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centuryplant Forest Caper White
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asparagales (Asparagales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Asparagaceae Pieridae
Genus Agave Belenois
Species Agave americana Belenois zochalia

Conservation Status

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Forest Caper White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centuryplant Forest Caper White
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centuryplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Forest Caper White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].

Forest Caper White

No description available.

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