Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Red-tipped Clearwing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Synanthedon formicaeformis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Red-tipped Clearwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Red-tipped Clearwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Sesiidae
Genus	Alkanna	Synanthedon
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Synanthedon formicaeformis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Red-tipped Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Red-tipped Clearwing
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.

Red-tipped Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.