Alectryon vs Dover Shade

Alectryon tropicus compared with Cnephasia genitalana

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Dover Shade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Dover Shade
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Alectryon	Cnephasia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Cnephasia genitalana

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Dover Shade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Dover Shade

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.