alder moth vs Bitter Pumpkin

Acronicta alni compared with Cucurbita lundelliana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Bitter Pumpkin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Noctuidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Cucurbita
Species	Acronicta alni	Cucurbita lundelliana

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Bitter Pumpkin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Bitter Pumpkin
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.

Bitter Pumpkin

Habitat

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

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.

Bitter Pumpkin

The Bitter Pumpkin (Cucurbita lundelliana) is a species in the genus Cucurbita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.