Candelnut vs Leaf Beetle

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Galerucella nymphaeae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Leaf Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Aleurites	Galerucella
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Galerucella nymphaeae

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Leaf Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Leaf Beetle
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.

Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.