Baytop's Onion vs Silver-barred Clothes Moth

Allium baytopiorum compared with Infurcitinea argentimaculella

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Silver-barred Clothes Moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Silver-barred Clothes Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Meessiidae
Genus	Allium	Infurcitinea
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Infurcitinea argentimaculella

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Silver-barred Clothes Moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Silver-barred Clothes Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Silver-barred Clothes Moth

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.

Baytop's Onion

The Baytop's Onion (Allium baytopiorum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.