Bad-smelling Alkanet vs False Cacao Moth

Alkanna maleolens compared with Ephestia woodiella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while False Cacao Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Cacao Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Pyralidae
Genus	Alkanna	Ephestia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Ephestia woodiella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

False Cacao Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	False Cacao Moth
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.

False Cacao Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.