Großer Speerspanner vs Himmelssylphe

Rheumaptera hastata compared with Aglaiocercus kingii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Großer Speerspanner	Himmelssylphe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Aves (Vögel)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Apodiformes (Seglervögel)
Family	Geometridae	Trochilidae
Genus	Rheumaptera	Aglaiocercus
Species	Rheumaptera hastata	Aglaiocercus kingii

Evolutionary Relationship

Großer Speerspanner and Himmelssylphe share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Großer Speerspanner

LC — Least Concern

Himmelssylphe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Großer Speerspanner	Himmelssylphe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Großer Speerspanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Himmelssylphe

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Großer Speerspanner

The Argent & Sable, Rheumaptera hastata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Himmelssylphe

One of the most strikingly ornamented hummingbirds, male long-tailed sylphs have iridescent green plumage and dramatically elongated, ribbon-like outer tail feathers reaching up to 22 cm — over three times the body length. Found in Andean cloud forests of Colombia and Venezuela, they inhabit humid montane forest between 1,400–2,800 meters elevation. Males perform elaborate display flights to attract females. Their extravagant tails are a classic example of sexual selection via female preference.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway