black wattle vs Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

Acacia plectocarpa compared with Aphthona cyparissiae

Key Differences

• black wattle is Least Concern while Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black wattle	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fabaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Acacia	Aphthona
Species	Acacia plectocarpa	Aphthona cyparissiae

Conservation Status

black wattle

LC — Least Concern

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black wattle	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black wattle

Habitat

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

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

black wattle

The black wattle (Acacia plectocarpa) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

The Brown Dot Leafy Spurge Flea Beetle (Aphthona cyparissiae) is a species in the genus Aphthona. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.