gold spot vs Lempke'S Gold Spot

Plusia festucae compared with Plusia putnami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gold spot	Lempke'S Gold Spot
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 same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus same	Plusia	Plusia
Species	Plusia festucae	Plusia putnami

Evolutionary Relationship

gold spot and Lempke'S Gold Spot share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Plusia.

Conservation Status

gold spot

LC — Least Concern

Lempke'S Gold Spot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gold spot	Lempke'S Gold Spot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gold spot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lempke'S Gold Spot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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