alder moth vs Winged Currant

Acronicta alni compared with Searsia pterota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Winged Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Noctuidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Searsia
Species	Acronicta alni	Searsia pterota

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Winged Currant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Winged Currant
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.

Winged Currant

Habitat

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

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.