Sonnenröschen-Grünwidderchen vs Ampfer-Grünwidderchen

Adscita geryon compared with Adscita statices

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sonnenröschen-Grünwidderchen	Ampfer-Grünwidderchen
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same	Zygaenidae	Zygaenidae
Genus same	Adscita	Adscita
Species	Adscita geryon	Adscita statices

Evolutionary Relationship

Sonnenröschen-Grünwidderchen and Ampfer-Grünwidderchen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Adscita.

Conservation Status

Sonnenröschen-Grünwidderchen

NT — Near Threatened

Ampfer-Grünwidderchen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sonnenröschen-Grünwidderchen	Ampfer-Grünwidderchen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sonnenröschen-Grünwidderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Switzerland. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ampfer-Grünwidderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Sonnenröschen-Grünwidderchen

The Cistus Forester (Adscita geryon) is a species in the genus Adscita. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇭 Switzerland