light arches vs Northern Arches or Exile

Apamea lithoxylaea compared with Apamea exulis

Key Differences

• light arches is Near Threatened while Northern Arches or Exile is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	light arches	Northern Arches or Exile
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Noctuidae	Noctuidae
Genus same	Apamea	Apamea
Species	Apamea lithoxylaea	Apamea exulis

Evolutionary Relationship

light arches and Northern Arches or Exile share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Apamea.

Conservation Status

light arches

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Arches or Exile

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	light arches	Northern Arches or Exile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

light arches

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern Arches or Exile

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden