Brown oak slender vs Red valerian

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Centranthus ruber

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Red valerian is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Red valerian
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Centranthus
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Centranthus ruber

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Red valerian

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Red valerian
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).

Red valerian

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden