Buffalo Sallow-wattle vs hespérie de la mauve

Acacia phlebophylla compared with Pyrgus malvae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	hespérie de la mauve
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Acacia	Pyrgus
Species	Acacia phlebophylla	Pyrgus malvae

Conservation Status

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

CR — Critically Endangered

hespérie de la mauve

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buffalo Sallow-wattle	hespérie de la mauve
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

hespérie de la mauve

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Buffalo Sallow-wattle

The Buffalo Sallow-Wattle (Acacia phlebophylla) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.