alder moth vs Mountain-ash

Acronicta alni compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alder moth	Mountain-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Rosales (อันดับกุหลาบ)
Family	Noctuidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Acronicta	Sorbus
Species	Acronicta alni	Sorbus alnifolia

Conservation Status

alder moth

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alder moth	Mountain-ash
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.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.