Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Tortricid moth

Alkanna maleolens compared with Endothenia quadrimaculana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	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	Endothenia
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Endothenia quadrimaculana

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Tortricid moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	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.

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.