chainfruit vs Red-tipped Clearwing

Alyxia ilicifolia compared with Synanthedon formicaeformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank chainfruit Red-tipped Clearwing
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Apocynaceae Sesiidae
Genus Alyxia Synanthedon
Species Alyxia ilicifolia Synanthedon formicaeformis

Conservation Status

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Red-tipped Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute chainfruit Red-tipped Clearwing
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

chainfruit

Habitat

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

Red-tipped Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Red-tipped Clearwing

No description available.

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