black currant-tree vs Sallow Clearwing

Antidesma ghaesembilla compared with Synanthedon flaviventris

Key Differences

• black currant-tree is Least Concern while Sallow Clearwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black currant-tree	Sallow 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 flaviventris

Conservation Status

black currant-tree

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Clearwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black currant-tree	Sallow 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.

Sallow Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.