黑喉芒果蜂鳥 vs clouded brindle

Anthracothorax nigricollis compared with Apamea epomidion

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	黑喉芒果蜂鳥	clouded brindle
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Aves (鳥綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Apodiformes (雨燕目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Trochilidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Anthracothorax	Apamea
Species	Anthracothorax nigricollis	Apamea epomidion

Evolutionary Relationship

黑喉芒果蜂鳥 and clouded brindle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

黑喉芒果蜂鳥

LC — Least Concern

clouded brindle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	黑喉芒果蜂鳥	clouded brindle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

黑喉芒果蜂鳥

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

clouded brindle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

黑喉芒果蜂鳥

黑喉芒果蜂鸟（Anthracothorax nigricollis）是墨西哥南部至阿根廷热带森林中体型较大、颜色艳丽的蜂鸟。性二型显著，雄鸟具有闪亮的黑色喉部和胸部，配以紫绿色两侧和醒目的紫色尾羽，雌鸟腹面白色并有中央黑色纵纹。积极守卫开花树木，在新热带区广泛分布，被评定为无危物种。

clouded brindle

The clouded brindle (Apamea epomidion) is a noctuid moth in the family Noctuidae found across temperate Europe and extending into western Asia. The adult wingspan measures approximately 35–45 mm with typical brindle-patterned forewings in grey-brown and buff tones with subtle cross-lines and stigmata characteristic of the Apamea genus. The term 'clouded' refers to diffuse cloud-like darker shading areas across the forewing surface. Adults fly in one generation from June to August, attracted to light and flowers at night. The larvae are internal feeders within grass stems and roots, feeding on coarse grass species such as Brachypodium sylvaticum and Deschampsia in woodland rides, scrub margins, and rough grassland habitats. The pupal stage overwinters in soil or within plant debris. The clouded brindle inhabits structurally diverse woodland edge habitats with a mixture of tall grasses, scrub, and open canopy woodland rides that provide both larval foodplants and adult resting sites. Changes in woodland management, particularly reduction of coppicing and shading of woodland rides, may affect this and related grass-feeding brindle moth species.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway