alder moth vs Large Garden Humble-bee

Acronicta alni compared with Bombus ruderatus

Key Differences

• alder moth is Least Concern while Large Garden Humble-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Large Garden Humble-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Noctuidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Acronicta	Bombus
Species	Acronicta alni	Bombus ruderatus

Evolutionary Relationship

alder moth and Large Garden Humble-bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Large Garden Humble-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Large Garden Humble-bee
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.

Large Garden Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden