alpine pussytoes vs Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

Antennaria alpina compared with Clavigesta purdeyi

Key Differences

• alpine pussytoes is Least Concern while Pine Leaf-Mining Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine pussytoes	Pine Leaf-Mining Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tortricidae
Genus	Antennaria	Clavigesta
Species	Antennaria alpina	Clavigesta purdeyi

Conservation Status

alpine pussytoes

LC — Least Concern

Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine pussytoes	Pine Leaf-Mining Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine pussytoes

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

alpine pussytoes

The Alpine pussytoes (Antennaria alpina) is a species in the genus Antennaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden