Acanthus vs Large Red-belted Clearwing

Acanthus ebracteatus compared with Synanthedon culiciformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Acanthus	Large Red-belted Clearwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Acanthaceae	Sesiidae
Genus	Acanthus	Synanthedon
Species	Acanthus ebracteatus	Synanthedon culiciformis

Conservation Status

Acanthus

LC — Least Concern

Large Red-belted Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Acanthus	Large Red-belted Clearwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Acanthus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Large Red-belted Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Acanthus

The Acanthus (Acanthus ebracteatus) is a species in the genus Acanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.