Candelnut vs Horse botfly

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Horse botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Aleurites	Gasterophilus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Horse botfly
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.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.