Bordered Apamea Moth vs Vegetable fern

Apamea sordens compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bordered Apamea Moth	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Noctuidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Apamea	Diplazium
Species	Apamea sordens	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Bordered Apamea Moth

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bordered Apamea Moth	Vegetable fern
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).

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.