Butterfly-leaf vs forest cockroach

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Ectobius sylvestris

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while forest cockroach is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	forest cockroach
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Blattodea (Blattodea)
Family	Fabaceae	Ectobiidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Ectobius
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Ectobius sylvestris

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

forest cockroach

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	forest cockroach
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.

forest cockroach

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and 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.