clouded magpie vs 남방얼룩가지나방

Abraxas sylvata compared with Abraxas pseudomiranda

Key Differences

• clouded magpie is Vulnerable while 남방얼룩가지나방 is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clouded magpie	남방얼룩가지나방
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order same	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family same	Geometridae	Geometridae
Genus same	Abraxas	Abraxas
Species	Abraxas sylvata	Abraxas pseudomiranda

Evolutionary Relationship

clouded magpie and 남방얼룩가지나방 share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Abraxas.

Conservation Status

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

남방얼룩가지나방

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clouded magpie	남방얼룩가지나방
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.

남방얼룩가지나방

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.