American Buckeye vs Southern Bent-wing

Aesculus glabra compared with Leucoptera lathyrifoliella

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Southern Bent-wing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Southern Bent-wing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Aesculus	Leucoptera
Species	Aesculus glabra	Leucoptera lathyrifoliella

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bent-wing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Southern Bent-wing
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.

Southern Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.