Brown oak slender vs Gut Weed

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Ulva
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Gut Weed
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).

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.