alder moth vs screw-pine

Acronicta alni compared with Pandanus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Noctuidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Pandanus
Species	Acronicta alni	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	screw-pine
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.

screw-pine

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.