zérène de lorme vs Puffin gris

Abraxas sylvata compared with Procellaria cinerea

Key Differences

  • zérène de lorme is Vulnerable while Puffin gris is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank zérène de lorme Puffin gris
Kingdom same Animalia (animal) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Arthropoda (arthropodes) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Insecta (insecte) Aves (oiseau)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family Geometridae Procellariidae
Genus Abraxas Procellaria
Species Abraxas sylvata Procellaria cinerea

Evolutionary Relationship

zérène de lorme and Puffin gris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

zérène de lorme

VU — Vulnerable

Puffin gris

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute zérène de lorme Puffin gris
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

zérène de lorme

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Puffin gris

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

zérène de lorme

The clouded magpie (Abraxas sylvata) is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae found across temperate Europe, extending eastward through Russia to Japan. The adult wingspan measures approximately 32–42 mm, with white wings bearing a distinctive pattern of yellow-orange and dark grey to black spots and patches arranged in rows across the forewing and hindwing, creating a striking patterned appearance resembling the magpie coloring of the related magpie moth Abraxas grossulariata, but with a more yellowish, muted tone and less black — hence 'clouded.' Adults fly in one generation from June to July, resting on leaf surfaces and attending woodland flowers for nectar. The larvae feed on wych elm (Ulmus glabra) and occasionally other Ulmus species in mature deciduous woodland and woodland edges. The clouded magpie has become less common in parts of its European range due to the widespread loss of mature elms from Dutch elm disease, which devastated European elm populations from the 1970s onward. Conservation of this species requires the protection of surviving mature elm trees and management of regrowth elms in woodland ecosystems.

Puffin gris

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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