Big-Leaf Maple vs Welsh Clearwing

Acer macrophyllum compared with Synanthedon scoliaeformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Welsh Clearwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Sesiidae
Genus	Acer	Synanthedon
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Synanthedon scoliaeformis

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Welsh Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Welsh Clearwing
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.

Welsh Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.