Butterfly-leaf vs Long-legged fly

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Dolichopus plumitarsis

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Long-legged fly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Long-legged 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	Dolichopodidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Dolichopus
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Dolichopus plumitarsis

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Long-legged fly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Long-legged 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.

Long-legged fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.