Butterfly-leaf vs Western yellowjacket

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Vespula pensylvanica

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while Western yellowjacket is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Western yellowjacket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Fabaceae	Vespidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Vespula
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Vespula pensylvanica

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Western yellowjacket

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Western yellowjacket
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.

Western yellowjacket

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.