Brown oak slender vs toothed wrack

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Fucus serratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	toothed wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Gracillariidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Acrocercops	Fucus
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Fucus serratus

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

toothed wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	toothed wrack
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).

toothed wrack

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Iceland, 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.