Brown oak slender vs Hawthorn Leaf Beetle

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Lochmaea crataegi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Hawthorn Leaf Beetle
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	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Acrocercops	Lochmaea
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Lochmaea crataegi

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and Hawthorn Leaf Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Hawthorn Leaf Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Hawthorn Leaf Beetle
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).

Hawthorn Leaf Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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