Brown oak slender vs chinkapin

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Castanea pumila

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	chinkapin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Gracillariidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Acrocercops	Castanea
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Castanea pumila

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

chinkapin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	chinkapin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

chinkapin

Habitat

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

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

chinkapin

The Chinkapin (Castanea pumila) is a species in the genus Castanea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.