bastard copperleaf vs False Dotted Border

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	False Dotted Border
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pieridae
Genus	Acalypha	Belenois
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Belenois thysa

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	False Dotted Border
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.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.