Bad-smelling Alkanet vs turnip moth

Alkanna maleolens compared with Agrotis segetum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	turnip 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	Noctuidae
Genus	Alkanna	Agrotis
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Agrotis segetum

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

turnip moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	turnip 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.

turnip moth

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), and Europe (5 countries).

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.