Candelnut vs Italian Festoon

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Zerynthia cassandra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Italian Festoon
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Papilionidae
Genus	Aleurites	Zerynthia
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Zerynthia cassandra

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Italian Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Italian Festoon
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.

Italian Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Italy.

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.