alder moth vs Narrow swordfern

Acronicta alni compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

alder moth is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Nephrolepis
Species	Acronicta alni	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.