Ashworth's Rustic vs Chalk Maple

Xestia ashworthii compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

• Ashworth's Rustic is Near Threatened while Chalk Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashworth's Rustic	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Noctuidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Xestia	Acer
Species	Xestia ashworthii	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Ashworth's Rustic

NT — Near Threatened

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashworth's Rustic	Chalk Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashworth's Rustic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Chalk Maple

Habitat

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

Ashworth's Rustic

Ashworth's rustic (Xestia ashworthii) is a species in the genus Xestia. It is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.