clouded magpie vs Cutleaf stork's bill

Abraxas sylvata compared with Erodium laciniatum

Key Differences

clouded magpie is Vulnerable while Cutleaf stork's bill is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clouded magpie	Cutleaf stork's bill
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Geometridae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Abraxas	Erodium
Species	Abraxas sylvata	Erodium laciniatum

Conservation Status

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

Cutleaf stork's bill

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clouded magpie	Cutleaf stork's bill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

clouded magpie

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.

Cutleaf stork's bill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, and United States.

clouded magpie

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.