Brown oak slender vs wall scalewort

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown oak slender wall scalewort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class Insecta (Insects) Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Porellales (Porellales)
Family Gracillariidae Porellaceae
Genus Acrocercops Porella
Species Acrocercops brongniardella Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown oak slender wall scalewort
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).

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

wall scalewort

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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