American Buckeye vs Dotted Bee-fly

Aesculus glabra compared with Bombylius discolor

Key Differences

• American Buckeye is Least Concern while Dotted Bee-fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Dotted Bee-fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Aesculus	Bombylius
Species	Aesculus glabra	Bombylius discolor

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Dotted Bee-fly
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.

Dotted Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.