alder moth vs Bladder Fern

Acronicta alni compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• alder moth is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Polypodiopsida (고사리강)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Polypodiales (고사리목)
Family	Noctuidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Acronicta	Cystopteris
Species	Acronicta alni	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Bladder Fern
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.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden