Butterfly-leaf vs False stable fly

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Muscina stabulans

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while False stable fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	False stable fly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Muscidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Muscina
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Muscina stabulans

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

False stable fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	False stable fly
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.

False stable fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, United States).

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.