mélanippe hastée vs Birch Sober

Rheumaptera hastata compared with Anacampsis blattariella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mélanippe hastée	Birch Sober
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Geometridae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Rheumaptera	Anacampsis
Species	Rheumaptera hastata	Anacampsis blattariella

Evolutionary Relationship

mélanippe hastée and Birch Sober share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

mélanippe hastée

LC — Least Concern

Birch Sober

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	mélanippe hastée	Birch Sober
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

mélanippe hastée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Birch Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

mélanippe hastée

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.

Birch Sober

The Birch Sober (Anacampsis blattariella) is a species in the genus Anacampsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden