alder moth vs Ferny Azolla

Acronicta alni compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank alder moth Ferny Azolla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Tracheophyta
Class Insecta (Insects) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Noctuidae Salviniaceae
Genus Acronicta Azolla
Species Acronicta alni Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute alder moth Ferny Azolla
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.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

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