American Water Plantain vs Oak Skeletonizer

Alisma subcordatum compared with Bucculatrix ainsliella

Key Differences

• American Water Plantain is Least Concern while Oak Skeletonizer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Water Plantain	Oak Skeletonizer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Alismataceae	Bucculatricidae
Genus	Alisma	Bucculatrix
Species	Alisma subcordatum	Bucculatrix ainsliella

Conservation Status

American Water Plantain

LC — Least Concern

Oak Skeletonizer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Water Plantain	Oak Skeletonizer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Water Plantain

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Oak Skeletonizer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

American Water Plantain

The American Water Plantain (Alisma subcordatum) is a species in the genus Alisma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.