alder moth vs Light Red Meranti

Acronicta alni compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• alder moth is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Noctuidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Shorea
Species	Acronicta alni	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

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.