clouded magpie vs ムナフチュウハシ

Abraxas sylvata compared with Pteroglossus torquatus

Key Differences

• clouded magpie is Vulnerable while ムナフチュウハシ is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clouded magpie	ムナフチュウハシ
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Aves (鳥類)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Piciformes (キツツキ目)
Family	Geometridae	Ramphastidae
Genus	Abraxas	Pteroglossus
Species	Abraxas sylvata	Pteroglossus torquatus

Evolutionary Relationship

clouded magpie and ムナフチュウハシ share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

ムナフチュウハシ

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clouded magpie	ムナフチュウハシ
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.

ムナフチュウハシ

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

ムナフチュウハシ

エリマキアラカリ（Pteroglossus torquatus）は、IUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されています。分布域全域に広く分布し、個体群は安定しており、即座の保全上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway