alder moth vs hortensias

Acronicta alni compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

• alder moth is Least Concern while hortensias is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	hortensias
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Noctuidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Hydrangea
Species	Acronicta alni	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

hortensias

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	hortensias
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alder moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

hortensias

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

alder moth

The Alder moth (Acronicta alni) is a species in the genus Acronicta. 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden