Candelnut vs Violet Dropwing

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Trithemis annulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Violet Dropwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Libellulidae
Genus	Aleurites	Trithemis
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Trithemis annulata

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Violet Dropwing
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.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.