pale shoulder vs Spotted Sulphur

Acontia lucida compared with Acontia trabealis

Key Differences

• pale shoulder is Not Evaluated while Spotted Sulphur is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pale shoulder	Spotted Sulphur
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	Acontia	Acontia
Species	Acontia lucida	Acontia trabealis

Evolutionary Relationship

pale shoulder and Spotted Sulphur share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acontia.

Conservation Status

pale shoulder

NE — Not Evaluated

Spotted Sulphur

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pale shoulder	Spotted Sulphur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pale shoulder

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Portugal, and Sweden.

Spotted Sulphur

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden