Big-Leaf Maple vs Schaller'S Acleris Moth

Acer macrophyllum compared with Acleris schalleriana

Key Differences

• Big-Leaf Maple is Least Concern while Schaller'S Acleris Moth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Schaller'S Acleris 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	Tortricidae
Genus	Acer	Acleris
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Acleris schalleriana

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Schaller'S Acleris Moth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Schaller'S Acleris Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

Schaller'S Acleris Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States