Brown oak slender vs Dusky wireworm

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Agriotes obscurus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Dusky wireworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Gracillariidae	Elateridae
Genus	Acrocercops	Agriotes
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Agriotes obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and Dusky wireworm share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Dusky wireworm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Dusky wireworm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Dusky wireworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. 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