Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Large tortricid moth

Alkanna maleolens compared with Hedya salicella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Large tortricid moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large tortricid 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	Tortricidae
Genus	Alkanna	Hedya
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Hedya salicella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Large tortricid moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Large tortricid 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.

Large tortricid 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.