American Buckeye vs Marsh Greenbottle

Aesculus glabra compared with Lucilia silvarum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Marsh 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	Aesculus	Lucilia
Species	Aesculus glabra	Lucilia silvarum

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Marsh Greenbottle
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.

Marsh Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.