Alectryon vs Green Dock Beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Gastrophysa viridula

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Green Dock Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Green Dock Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Alectryon	Gastrophysa
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Gastrophysa viridula

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Green Dock Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Green Dock Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Green Dock Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.