Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Cutworm

Alkanna maleolens compared with Spodoptera litura

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cutworm
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Alkanna	Spodoptera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Spodoptera litura

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Cutworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Cutworm
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.

Cutworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (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.