Alectryon vs copper underwing

Alectryon tropicus compared with Amphipyra pyramidea

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while copper underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	copper underwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Alectryon	Amphipyra
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Amphipyra pyramidea

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

copper underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	copper underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

copper underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.