clouded magpie vs

Abraxas sylvata compared with Leproplaca cirrochroa

Key Differences

clouded magpie is Vulnerable while is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clouded magpie
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Ascomycota (子囊菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Lecanoromycetes (茶漬綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Teloschistales (黃枝衣目)
Family	Geometridae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Abraxas	Leproplaca
Species	Abraxas sylvata	Leproplaca cirrochroa

Conservation Status

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clouded magpie
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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 Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

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.

Leproplaca cirrochroa是Teloschistaceae科的固壳地衣，被评估为近危（NT）。生长于富含营养的岩石表面和树皮上，常见于沿海或遮蔽生境。与属内其他物种一样，因含蒽醌色素而形成鲜亮的橙黄色地衣体。