Candelnut vs grey shoulder-knot

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Lithophane ornitopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	grey shoulder-knot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Noctuidae
Genus	Aleurites	Lithophane
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Lithophane ornitopus

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

grey shoulder-knot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	grey shoulder-knot
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.

grey shoulder-knot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.