black currant-tree vs Red-tipped Clearwing

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Synanthedon formicaeformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Red-tipped Clearwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Phyllanthaceae	Sesiidae
Genus	Antidesma	Synanthedon
Species	Antidesma ghaesembilla	Synanthedon formicaeformis

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Red-tipped Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Red-tipped Clearwing
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.

Red-tipped Clearwing

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.