black-calabash vs Flax Flea Beetle

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Longitarsus
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Longitarsus parvulus

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	Flax Flea Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.