alder moth vs Irish Threadwort

Acronicta alni compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Noctuidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Telaranea
Species	Acronicta alni	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.