poplar admiral vs Viceroy

Limenitis populi compared with Limenitis archippus

Key Differences

• poplar admiral is Extinct while Viceroy is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	poplar admiral	Viceroy
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Limenitis	Limenitis
Species	Limenitis populi	Limenitis archippus

Evolutionary Relationship

poplar admiral and Viceroy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Limenitis.

Conservation Status

poplar admiral

EX — Extinct

Viceroy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	poplar admiral	Viceroy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

poplar admiral

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (32 countries).

Viceroy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.