alder moth vs Scottish Primrose

Acronicta alni compared with Primula scotica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Scottish Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Noctuidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Primula
Species	Acronicta alni	Primula scotica

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Scottish Primrose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Scottish Primrose
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.

Scottish Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.