Butterfly-leaf vs potato aphid

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while potato aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	potato aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Fabaceae	Aphididae
Genus	Adenolobus	Macrosiphum
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

potato aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	potato aphid
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.

potato aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (35 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.