bushman's-poison vs Small Lappet Moth

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Phyllodesma ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Small Lappet Moth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lasiocampidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Phyllodesma
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Phyllodesma ilicifolia

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Small Lappet Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Small Lappet Moth
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.

Small Lappet Moth

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.