Bed-jacket vs Small ermine moth

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Argyresthia atlanticella

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Small ermine moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Small ermine 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	Argyresthiidae
Genus	Alectryon	Argyresthia
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Argyresthia atlanticella

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Small ermine moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Small ermine 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.

Small ermine moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.