Teufelsbaum vs Nierenfleck-Wickeneule

Alstonia scholaris compared with Lygephila pastinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Teufelsbaum Nierenfleck-Wickeneule
Kingdom Plantae (Pflanzen) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insekten)
Order Gentianales (Enzianartige) Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family Apocynaceae Erebidae
Genus Alstonia Lygephila
Species Alstonia scholaris Lygephila pastinum

Conservation Status

Teufelsbaum

LC — Least Concern

Nierenfleck-Wickeneule

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Teufelsbaum Nierenfleck-Wickeneule
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Teufelsbaum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, 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.

Teufelsbaum

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

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.

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