Butterfly-leaf vs Citrus leafminer

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Phyllocnistis citrella

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Citrus leafminer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Citrus leafminer
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Phyllocnistis
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Phyllocnistis citrella

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Citrus leafminer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Citrus leafminer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Citrus leafminer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (11 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Citrus leafminer

The Citrus leafminer (Phyllocnistis citrella) is a species in the genus Phyllocnistis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.