Alectryon vs Plum Tortrix

Alectryon tropicus compared with Hedya pruniana

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Plum Tortrix is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Plum Tortrix
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	Hedya
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Hedya pruniana

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Plum Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Plum Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Plum Tortrix

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.