chainfruit vs Cretan Small Heath

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Coenonympha thyrsis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank chainfruit Cretan Small Heath
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Apocynaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Alyxia Coenonympha
Species Alyxia ilicifolia Coenonympha thyrsis

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Small Heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute chainfruit Cretan Small Heath
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cretan Small Heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Cretan Small Heath

No description available.

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