alder moth vs Annual Willowherb

Acronicta alni compared with Epilobium brachycarpum

Key Differences

• alder moth is Least Concern while Annual Willowherb is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Annual Willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Noctuidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Acronicta	Epilobium
Species	Acronicta alni	Epilobium brachycarpum

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Annual Willowherb

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Annual Willowherb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alder moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Annual Willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

alder moth

The Alder moth (Acronicta alni) is a species in the genus Acronicta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Annual Willowherb

The Annual Willowherb (Epilobium brachycarpum) is a species in the genus Epilobium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden