bastard copperleaf vs Little Bluebottle

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Calliphora stelviana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Little Bluebottle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Acalypha	Calliphora
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Calliphora stelviana

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Little Bluebottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Little Bluebottle
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.

Little Bluebottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.