Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cotoneaster Webworm

Alkanna maleolens compared with Athrips rancidella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Cotoneaster Webworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cotoneaster Webworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Athrips
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Athrips rancidella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cotoneaster Webworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cotoneaster Webworm
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.

Cotoneaster Webworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.