early thorn vs purple thorn

Selenia dentaria compared with Selenia tetralunaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	early thorn	purple thorn
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family same	Geometridae	Geometridae
Genus same	Selenia	Selenia
Species	Selenia dentaria	Selenia tetralunaria

Evolutionary Relationship

early thorn and purple thorn share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Selenia.

Conservation Status

early thorn

LC — Least Concern

purple thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	early thorn	purple thorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

early thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

purple thorn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden