chainfruit vs Oak Processionea

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Thaumetopoea processionea

Key Differences

• chainfruit is Least Concern while Oak Processionea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chainfruit	Oak Processionea
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Apocynaceae	Notodontidae
Genus	Alyxia	Thaumetopoea
Species	Alyxia ilicifolia	Thaumetopoea processionea

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Oak Processionea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chainfruit	Oak Processionea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Oak Processionea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.