Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Sallow Clearwing

Alkanna maleolens compared with Synanthedon flaviventris

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Sallow Clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sallow 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 flaviventris

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Sallow Clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Sallow 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.

Sallow Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.