Butterfly-leaf vs Leaf-Miner Fly

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Phytomyza ranunculi

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Leaf-Miner Fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Leaf-Miner 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	Agromyzidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Phytomyza
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Phytomyza ranunculi

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Leaf-Miner Fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Leaf-Miner 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.

Leaf-Miner Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 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.