Globe Thistle vs narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Echinops exaltatus compared with Hemaris tityus

Key Differences

• Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated while narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tenrecidae	Sphingidae
Genus	Echinops	Hemaris
Species	Echinops exaltatus	Hemaris tityus

Evolutionary Relationship

Globe Thistle and narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

narrow-bordered bee hawk-moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden