Bed-jacket vs Cork Moth

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Nemapogon cloacella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Cork Moth
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Sapindaceae Tineidae
Genus Alectryon Nemapogon
Species Alectryon tomentosus Nemapogon cloacella

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Cork Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Cork Moth
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cork Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cork Moth

No description available.

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