Candelnut vs Lesser Bulb-Fly

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Eumerus funeralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Lesser Bulb-Fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Syrphidae
Genus	Aleurites	Eumerus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Eumerus funeralis

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Bulb-Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Lesser Bulb-Fly
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.

Lesser Bulb-Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (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.