Bad-smelling Alkanet vs bordered beauty

Alkanna maleolens compared with Epione repandaria

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while bordered beauty is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet bordered beauty
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Boraginaceae Geometridae
Genus Alkanna Epione
Species Alkanna maleolens Epione repandaria

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

bordered beauty

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet bordered beauty
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

bordered beauty

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

bordered beauty

The Bordered beauty (Epione repandaria) is a species in the genus Epione. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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