Arctic daisy vs Ermine moth

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Ocnerostoma piniariella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Ermine 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)	Yponomeutidae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Ocnerostoma
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Ocnerostoma piniariella

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Ermine moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Ermine moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Ermine moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.