bastard copperleaf vs Throat botfly

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Throat botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Acalypha	Gasterophilus
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Throat botfly
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.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.