black-calabash vs False Cacao Moth

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Ephestia woodiella

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while False Cacao Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	False Cacao Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Pyralidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Ephestia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Ephestia woodiella

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

False Cacao Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	False Cacao Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

False Cacao Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

black-calabash

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