Brown oak slender vs Damascus Catchfly

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Silene damascena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Damascus Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Silene
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Silene damascena

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Damascus Catchfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Damascus Catchfly
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).

Damascus Catchfly

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.