Butterfly-leaf vs Newstead scale

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Newstead scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Newstead scale
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Diaspididae
Genus	Adenolobus	Lepidosaphes
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Lepidosaphes newsteadi

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Newstead scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Newstead scale
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.

Newstead scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.