bastard copperleaf vs Window Gnat

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Sylvicola fenestralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Window Gnat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Anisopodidae
Genus	Acalypha	Sylvicola
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Sylvicola fenestralis

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Window Gnat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Window Gnat
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.

Window Gnat

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.