Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Pear leaf blister moth

Alkanna maleolens compared with Leucoptera malifoliella

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Pear leaf blister moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pear leaf blister 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	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Leucoptera
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Leucoptera malifoliella

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Pear leaf blister moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Pear leaf blister 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.

Pear leaf blister moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.