American Buckeye vs Spotted Shoot Moth

Aesculus glabra compared with Rhyacionia pinivorana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Spotted Shoot Moth
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	Aesculus	Rhyacionia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Rhyacionia pinivorana

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Spotted Shoot Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Spotted Shoot Moth
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.

Spotted Shoot Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.