Beautiful Plume vs frange picotée

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Scopula marginepunctata

Key Differences

Beautiful Plume is Least Concern while frange picotée is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	frange picotée
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	Pterophoridae	Geometridae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Scopula
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Scopula marginepunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and frange picotée share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Afficher Order: Lepidoptera

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

frange picotée

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	frange picotée
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

frange picotée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.