Alectryon vs Iris Flea Beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Aphthona nonstriata

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Iris Flea Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Iris Flea 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	Aphthona
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Aphthona nonstriata

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Iris Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Iris Flea 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.

Iris Flea 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.