Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle vs Chalk Maple

Aphthona cyparissiae compared with Acer leucoderme

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Chalk Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Chrysomelidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Aphthona	Acer
Species	Aphthona cyparissiae	Acer leucoderme

Conservation Status

Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Chalk Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown dot leafy spurge flea beetle	Chalk Maple
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.

Chalk Maple

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.

Chalk Maple

The Chalk Maple (Acer leucoderme) 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.