Butterfly-leaf vs Plain Gold

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Micropterix calthella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Plain Gold
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Micropterigidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Micropterix
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Micropterix calthella

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Plain Gold
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.

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.