zérène de lorme vs Grand-duc du Sahel

Abraxas sylvata compared with Bubo cinerascens

Key Differences

• zérène de lorme is Vulnerable while Grand-duc du Sahel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	zérène de lorme	Grand-duc du Sahel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Aves (oiseau)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Strigiformes (Owls)
Family	Geometridae	Strigidae (True Owls)
Genus	Abraxas	Bubo (Eagle Owls)
Species	Abraxas sylvata	Bubo cinerascens

Evolutionary Relationship

zérène de lorme and Grand-duc du Sahel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

zérène de lorme

VU — Vulnerable

Grand-duc du Sahel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	zérène de lorme	Grand-duc du Sahel
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.

Grand-duc du Sahel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway