alder moth vs Utteridge's rough tree fern

Acronicta alni compared with Dicksonia utteridgei

Key Differences

• alder moth is Least Concern while Utteridge's rough tree fern is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Utteridge's rough tree fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cyatheales (Cyatheales)
Family	Noctuidae	Dicksoniaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Dicksonia
Species	Acronicta alni	Dicksonia utteridgei

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Utteridge's rough tree fern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Utteridge's rough tree fern
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.

Utteridge's rough tree fern

Habitat

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

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.