Blackboard Tree vs Holly leafminer

Alstonia scholaris compared with Phytomyza ilicis

Key Differences

Blackboard Tree is Least Concern while Holly leafminer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackboard Tree	Holly leafminer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Agromyzidae
Genus	Alstonia	Phytomyza
Species	Alstonia scholaris	Phytomyza ilicis

Conservation Status

Blackboard Tree

LC — Least Concern

Holly leafminer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackboard Tree	Holly leafminer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackboard Tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, and United States.

Holly leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blackboard Tree

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.