Alectryon vs dark crimson underwing

Alectryon tropicus compared with Catocala sponsa

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while dark crimson underwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	dark crimson 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	Erebidae
Genus	Alectryon	Catocala
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Catocala sponsa

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

dark crimson underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	dark crimson 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.

dark crimson underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.