alpine silverwort vs Cleopatra

Anthelia julacea compared with Gonepteryx cleopatra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Cleopatra
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (우산이끼문)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (망울이끼강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Jungermanniales (망울이끼목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Antheliaceae	Pieridae
Genus	Anthelia	Gonepteryx
Species	Anthelia julacea	Gonepteryx cleopatra

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Cleopatra

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Cleopatra
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Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Cleopatra

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (15 countries).

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Cleopatra

The Cleopatra, Gonepteryx cleopatra, is a large, striking butterfly in the family Pieridae found across the Mediterranean basin, including southern Europe from Portugal and Spain east to Greece and Turkey, and extending into North Africa and the Middle East. The species is closely related to the common Brimstone butterfly but is larger and more vividly colored. Males display brilliant yellow-orange upperwings with a distinctive deep orange patch on the forewing, while females are pale greenish-white, resembling the Brimstone. The undersides of both sexes are pale green, providing excellent camouflage when resting on vegetation. The Cleopatra inhabits warm, rocky hillsides, maquis, garrigue, woodland edges, and citrus groves where its larval host plants, buckthorns (Rhamnus species), are present. Adults are strong fliers, frequently visiting flowers for nectar. Like the Brimstone, the Cleopatra overwinters as an adult, sheltering in dense evergreen vegetation during the coldest months and re-emerging on warm winter days. The species produces one generation per year. It is widespread and locally common across its Mediterranean range and is assessed as Least Concern by IUCN, though habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urbanization affects local populations.