Beautiful Groundling vs Three-colour Groundling

Caryocolum marmorea compared with Caryocolum tricolorella

Key Differences

• Beautiful Groundling is Endangered while Three-colour Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Groundling	Three-colour Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Gelechiidae	Gelechiidae
Genus same	Caryocolum	Caryocolum
Species	Caryocolum marmorea	Caryocolum tricolorella

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Groundling and Three-colour Groundling share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Caryocolum.

Conservation Status

Beautiful Groundling

EN — Endangered

Three-colour Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Groundling	Three-colour Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Three-colour Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Beautiful Groundling

The Beautiful Groundling (Caryocolum marmorea) is a species in the genus Caryocolum. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden