Blistering Ammania vs Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

Ammannia baccifera compared with Clavigesta purdeyi

Key Differences

• Blistering Ammania is Least Concern while Pine Leaf-Mining Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blistering Ammania	Pine Leaf-Mining Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Myrtales (フトモモ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Lythraceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Ammannia	Clavigesta
Species	Ammannia baccifera	Clavigesta purdeyi

Conservation Status

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blistering Ammania	Pine Leaf-Mining Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian