Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Firethorn leaf-miner

Alkanna maleolens compared with Phyllonorycter leucographella

Key Differences

  • Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Firethorn leaf-miner is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bad-smelling Alkanet Firethorn leaf-miner
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Boraginaceae Gracillariidae
Genus Alkanna Phyllonorycter
Species Alkanna maleolens Phyllonorycter leucographella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Firethorn leaf-miner

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bad-smelling Alkanet Firethorn leaf-miner
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.

Firethorn leaf-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 countries).

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.

Firethorn leaf-miner

No description available.

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