Alder Bent-wing vs Large False Serotine

Bucculatrix cidarella compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Alder Bent-wing is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Bent-wing	Large False Serotine
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bucculatricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Bucculatrix	Hesperoptenus
Species	Bucculatrix cidarella	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Alder Bent-wing and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alder Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Bent-wing	Large False Serotine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alder Bent-wing

The Alder Bent-wing (Bucculatrix cidarella) is a species in the genus Bucculatrix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.