Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fiery Clearwing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fiery Clearwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sesiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Pyropteron
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fiery Clearwing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fiery Clearwing
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.

Fiery Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.