black-calabash vs Moth

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Chrysoesthia sexguttella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	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	Gelechiidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Chrysoesthia
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Chrysoesthia sexguttella

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	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.

Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.