Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Gorse tip moth

Alkanna maleolens compared with Agonopterix nervosa

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Gorse tip moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gorse tip 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	Depressariidae
Genus	Alkanna	Agonopterix
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Agonopterix nervosa

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Gorse tip moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Gorse tip 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.

Gorse tip moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.