Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Moth

Alkanna maleolens compared with Grapholita molesta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	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	Grapholita
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Grapholita molesta

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	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.

Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (25 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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.