Candelnut vs Dancing Dropwing

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Aleurites	Trithemis
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Trithemis pallidinervis

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Dancing Dropwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelnut

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Candelnut

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