bastard copperleaf vs Cereal Fly

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Geomyza tripunctata

Key Differences

• bastard copperleaf is Least Concern while Cereal Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Cereal Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Opomyzidae
Genus	Acalypha	Geomyza
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Geomyza tripunctata

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Cereal Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Cereal Fly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Cereal Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cereal Fly

The Cereal Fly (Geomyza tripunctata) is a species in the genus Geomyza. Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).