hedge brown vs Southern Gatekeeper

Pyronia tithonus compared with Pyronia cecilia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hedge brown	Southern Gatekeeper
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	Pyronia	Pyronia
Species	Pyronia tithonus	Pyronia cecilia

Evolutionary Relationship

hedge brown and Southern Gatekeeper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyronia.

Conservation Status

hedge brown

LC — Least Concern

Southern Gatekeeper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hedge brown	Southern Gatekeeper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hedge brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (30 countries).

Southern Gatekeeper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇪🇸 Spain 🇨🇭 Switzerland