black currant-tree vs lackey moth

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Malacosoma neustria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	lackey moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Antidesma	Malacosoma
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Malacosoma neustria

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

lackey moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	lackey moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black currant-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guyana.

lackey moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

black currant-tree

The Black Currant-Tree (Antidesma ghaesembilla) is a species in the genus Antidesma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found in Guyana.