American Buckeye vs Cretan Festoon

Aesculus glabra compared with Zerynthia cretica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Cretan Festoon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Papilionidae
Genus	Aesculus	Zerynthia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Zerynthia cretica

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Cretan Festoon
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Cretan Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.