alder moth vs Thin Asphodeline

Acronicta alni compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• alder moth is Least Concern while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Noctuidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Asphodeline
Species	Acronicta alni	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Thin Asphodeline
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.

Thin Asphodeline

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.