Axehead Orange vs Purple Dead-Nettle

Acada biseriatus compared with Lamium purpureum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Axehead Orange Purple Dead-Nettle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Hesperiidae Lamiaceae
Genus Acada Lamium
Species Acada biseriatus Lamium purpureum

Conservation Status

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Purple Dead-Nettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Axehead Orange Purple Dead-Nettle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Purple Dead-Nettle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, South Korea, Taiwan), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Purple Dead-Nettle

No description available.

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