Alectryon vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Lucilia illustris

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Illustrious Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Illustrious Greenbottle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Alectryon	Lucilia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Lucilia illustris

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Illustrious Greenbottle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.