Alfalfa Moth vs chainfruit

Cydia medicaginis compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa Moth	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tortricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Cydia	Alyxia
Species	Cydia medicaginis	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Alfalfa Moth

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa Moth	chainfruit
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, and Sweden.

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Alfalfa Moth

The Alfalfa Moth (Cydia medicaginis) is a species in the genus Cydia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.