Candelnut vs Forest Caper White

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Belenois zochalia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Forest Caper White
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Pieridae
Genus	Aleurites	Belenois
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Belenois zochalia

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Forest Caper White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Forest Caper White
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.

Forest Caper White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.