Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift vs Meal Moth

Acokanthera schimperi compared with Pyralis farinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift	Meal Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Gentianales (Enzianartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Apocynaceae	Pyralidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Pyralis
Species	Acokanthera schimperi	Pyralis farinalis

Conservation Status

Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift

LC — Least Concern

Meal Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift	Meal Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift

Habitat

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

Meal Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Pfeilspitzen-Schöngift

The Arrow-poison-tree, Acokanthera schimperi, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.