clouded magpie vs

Abraxas sylvata compared with Dyadobacter jiangsuensis

Key Differences

  • clouded magpie is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank clouded magpie
Kingdom Animalia (동물) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Arthropoda (절지동물) Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class Insecta (곤충) Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order Lepidoptera (나비목) Cytophagales (키토파가목)
Family Geometridae Spirosomaceae
Genus Abraxas Dyadobacter
Species Abraxas sylvata Dyadobacter jiangsuensis

Conservation Status

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute clouded magpie
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Dyadobacter jiangsuensis는 Cytophagaceae과에 속하는 그람음성 오렌지색 색소를 가진 세균으로, 중국 장쑤성 토양 샘플에서 처음 분리되었습니다. 호기성이며 간균 형태이고 비운동성으로, 토양 환경에서 다당류를 분해하는 능력을 가집니다. Dyadobacter 속은 육상 및 민물 서식지에 광범위하게 분포하는 다양한 Bacteroidetes 문의 일부입니다.

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