alder moth vs Delicate Buttercup

Acronicta alni compared with Ranunculus confervoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Delicate Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Noctuidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Ranunculus
Species	Acronicta alni	Ranunculus confervoides

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Delicate Buttercup
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.

Delicate Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.