bastard copperleaf vs Summer Groundling

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Summer Groundling
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Acalypha	Scrobipalpa
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Summer Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Summer Groundling
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.

Summer Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada).

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.