Scarce Purple & Gold vs Wavy-barred Sable

Pyrausta ostrinalis compared with Pyrausta nigrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarce Purple & Gold	Wavy-barred Sable
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	Crambidae	Crambidae
Genus same	Pyrausta	Pyrausta
Species	Pyrausta ostrinalis	Pyrausta nigrata

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarce Purple & Gold and Wavy-barred Sable share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyrausta.

Conservation Status

Scarce Purple & Gold

NT — Near Threatened

Wavy-barred Sable

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarce Purple & Gold	Wavy-barred Sable
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarce Purple & Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Wavy-barred Sable

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden