Alder Wrinkle vs Beautiful Pearl

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Agrotera nemoralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Beautiful Pearl
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Crambidae
Genus	Taphrina	Agrotera
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Agrotera nemoralis

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Beautiful Pearl
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Wrinkle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Alder Wrinkle

The Alder Wrinkle (Taphrina tosquinetii) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.