Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle vs chainfruit

Aphthona cyparissiae compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	chainfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aphthona	Alyxia
Species	Aphthona cyparissiae	Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

chainfruit

Habitat

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.

chainfruit

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