alder moth vs Princess vine

Acronicta alni compared with Cissus verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Princess vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Noctuidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Cissus
Species	Acronicta alni	Cissus verticillata

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Princess vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Princess vine
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.

Princess vine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) 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.