Butterfly-leaf vs Scuttle fly

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Scuttle 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	Phoridae
Genus	Adenolobus	Megaselia
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Megaselia scalaris

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Scuttle 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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.