Butterfly-leaf vs Gall midge

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Dasineura pyri

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Gall midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Dasineura
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Dasineura pyri

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Gall midge
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.

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.