Big-Leaf Maple vs Nierenfleck-Wickeneule

Acer macrophyllum compared with Lygephila pastinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-Leaf Maple	Nierenfleck-Wickeneule
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Sapindaceae	Erebidae
Genus	Acer	Lygephila
Species	Acer macrophyllum	Lygephila pastinum

Conservation Status

Big-Leaf Maple

LC — Least Concern

Nierenfleck-Wickeneule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-Leaf Maple	Nierenfleck-Wickeneule
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-Leaf Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and United States.

Nierenfleck-Wickeneule

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Cabo Verde, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Big-Leaf Maple

The Big-Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a species in the genus Acer. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Nierenfleck-Wickeneule

The Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum) is a species in the genus Lygephila. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.