alder moth vs Gray'S Flat Sedge

Acronicta alni compared with Cyperus grayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Gray'S Flat Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Noctuidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Cyperus
Species	Acronicta alni	Cyperus grayi

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Gray'S Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Gray'S Flat Sedge
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.

Gray'S Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.