alder moth vs Cook's Holly

Acronicta alni compared with Ilex cookii

Key Differences

• alder moth is Least Concern while Cook's Holly is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Cook's Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Noctuidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Ilex
Species	Acronicta alni	Ilex cookii

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Cook's Holly

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Cook's Holly
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.

Cook's Holly

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.