blunt tellin vs Potato Stem Borer

Arcopagia crassa compared with Hydraecia micacea

Key Differences

• blunt tellin is Vulnerable while Potato Stem Borer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	blunt tellin	Potato Stem Borer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cardiida (Cardiida)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tellinidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Arcopagia	Hydraecia
Species	Arcopagia crassa	Hydraecia micacea

Evolutionary Relationship

blunt tellin and Potato Stem Borer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

blunt tellin

VU — Vulnerable

Potato Stem Borer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	blunt tellin	Potato Stem Borer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

blunt tellin

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Potato Stem Borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

blunt tellin

The Blunt tellin (Arcopagia crassa) is a species in the genus Arcopagia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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