Butterfly-leaf vs Geranium aphid

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Geranium aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Geranium aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Adenolobus	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Geranium aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Geranium aphid
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.

Geranium aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.