Bordered Apamea Moth vs Lagos-rubber

Apamea sordens compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Apamea Moth	Lagos-rubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Noctuidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Apamea	Funtumia
Species	Apamea sordens	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Bordered Apamea Moth

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Apamea Moth	Lagos-rubber
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bordered Apamea Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

Bordered Apamea Moth

The Bordered Apamea Moth (Apamea sordens) is a species in the genus Apamea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.