Axehead Orange vs Gunpowder tree

Acada biseriatus compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Axehead Orange	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Hesperiidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Acada	Melochia
Species	Acada biseriatus	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Axehead Orange

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Axehead Orange	Gunpowder tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Axehead Orange

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

Axehead Orange

The Axehead Orange (Acada biseriatus) is a species in the genus Acada. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.