Canada beach-head iris vs clouded magpie

Iris hookeri compared with Abraxas sylvata

Key Differences

• Canada beach-head iris is Not Evaluated while clouded magpie is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canada beach-head iris	clouded magpie
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Mantodea (богомоловые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Geometridae
Genus	Iris	Abraxas
Species	Iris hookeri	Abraxas sylvata

Evolutionary Relationship

Canada beach-head iris and clouded magpie share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Canada beach-head iris

NE — Not Evaluated

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canada beach-head iris	clouded magpie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canada beach-head iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and France.

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.

Canada beach-head iris

The Canada beach-head iris (Iris hookeri) is a species in the genus Iris. Distributed across Canada and France.

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.