bushman's-poison vs Five-spot Ermel

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Ethmia terminella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Five-spot Ermel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Ethmia
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Ethmia terminella

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Five-spot Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bushman's-poison

Habitat

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

Five-spot Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.