American Buckeye vs Feathered slender

Aesculus glabra compared with Caloptilia cuculipennella

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Feathered slender is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Feathered slender
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Aesculus	Caloptilia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Caloptilia cuculipennella

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Feathered slender

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Feathered slender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Feathered slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

American Buckeye

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States