bushman's-poison vs Soldier fly

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Microchrysa flavicornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Soldier fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Microchrysa
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Microchrysa flavicornis

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Soldier fly
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.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.