Black Maple vs False Dotted Border

Acer nigrum compared with Belenois thysa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Maple False Dotted Border
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Sapindales (Sapindales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Sapindaceae Pieridae
Genus Acer Belenois
Species Acer nigrum Belenois thysa

Conservation Status

Black Maple

LC — Least Concern

False Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Maple False Dotted Border
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

False Dotted Border

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black Maple

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

False Dotted Border

No description available.

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