vs clouded magpie

Baeomyces placophyllus compared with Abraxas sylvata

Key Differences

  • is Endangered while clouded magpie is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank clouded magpie
Kingdom Fungi (균계) Animalia (동물)
Phylum Ascomycota (자낭균류) Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class Lecanoromycetes (요강버섯강) Insecta (곤충)
Order Baeomycetales (요강버섯목) Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family Baeomycetaceae Geometridae
Genus Baeomyces Abraxas
Species Baeomyces placophyllus Abraxas sylvata

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute clouded magpie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Baeomyces placophyllus는 옅은 살색 자낭반이 달린 갈라지지 않은 포덴티아를 지닌 두껍고 인편상 엽체의 각피 지의류입니다. 온대 및 아한대 유럽의 개방된 황야, 황무지, 고산 환경의 노출된 산성 광물 토양에 서식하며, 토양 안정화와 초지 개량으로 인한 서식지 손실로 위기 종으로 간주됩니다.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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