Black-headed Pigmy vs Scarce Maple Pigmy

Stigmella atricapitella compared with Stigmella aceris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Pigmy	Scarce Maple Pigmy
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	Nepticulidae	Nepticulidae
Genus same	Stigmella	Stigmella
Species	Stigmella atricapitella	Stigmella aceris

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Pigmy and Scarce Maple Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stigmella.

Conservation Status

Black-headed Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Maple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Pigmy	Scarce Maple Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Scarce Maple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-headed Pigmy

The Black-headed Pigmy (Stigmella atricapitella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden