C-Falter vs Gelber C-Falter

Polygonia c-album compared with Polygonia egea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	C-Falter	Gelber C-Falter
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Polygonia	Polygonia
Species	Polygonia c-album	Polygonia egea

Evolutionary Relationship

C-Falter and Gelber C-Falter share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Polygonia.

Conservation Status

C-Falter

LC — Least Concern

Gelber C-Falter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	C-Falter	Gelber C-Falter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

C-Falter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

Gelber C-Falter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries).

C-Falter

comma (Polygonia c-album) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 18 countries:

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