Candelnut vs Flame Neb

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Chrysoesthia drurella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Flame Neb
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Aleurites	Chrysoesthia
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Chrysoesthia drurella

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Flame Neb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Flame Neb
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.

Flame Neb

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.