alder moth vs Japanese Red Maple

Acronicta alni compared with Acer pycnanthum

Key Differences

• alder moth is Least Concern while Japanese Red Maple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Japanese Red Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Noctuidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Acer
Species	Acronicta alni	Acer pycnanthum

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Red Maple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Japanese Red Maple
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.

Japanese Red Maple

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.