Brown oak slender vs Richardson’s Willow

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Salix richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Richardson’s Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Salix
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Salix richardsonii

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Richardson’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Richardson’s Willow
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).

Richardson’s Willow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway