Butterfly-leaf vs Knopper Gall

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Andricus quercuscalicis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Knopper Gall
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Cynipidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Andricus
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Andricus quercuscalicis

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Knopper Gall

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Knopper Gall
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.

Knopper Gall

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 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.