Butterfly-leaf vs Potato Stem Borer

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Hydraecia micacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Potato Stem Borer
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	Noctuidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Hydraecia
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Hydraecia micacea

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Potato Stem Borer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Potato Stem Borer
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 Stem Borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.