Ahitera vs abigarrada de la ortiga

Senna occidentalis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

  • Ahitera is Least Concern while abigarrada de la ortiga is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ahitera abigarrada de la ortiga
Kingdom Plantae (planta) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (insecto)
Order Fabales (Legumes & Allies) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Fabaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Senna Aglais
Species Senna occidentalis Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Ahitera

LC — Least Concern

abigarrada de la ortiga

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ahitera abigarrada de la ortiga
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ahitera

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

abigarrada de la ortiga

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ahitera

No description available.

abigarrada de la ortiga

La mariposa ortiguera pequena (Aglais urticae) esta clasificada como Casi Amenazada (NT) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Esta cerca de calificar como amenazada, con poblaciones que podrian volverse vulnerables sin medidas de conservacion.

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