Crested Bent-wing vs Lime Bent-wing

Bucculatrix cristatella compared with Bucculatrix thoracella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crested Bent-wing	Lime Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Bucculatricidae	Bucculatricidae
Genus same	Bucculatrix	Bucculatrix
Species	Bucculatrix cristatella	Bucculatrix thoracella

Evolutionary Relationship

Crested Bent-wing and Lime Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bucculatrix.

Conservation Status

Crested Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Lime Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crested Bent-wing	Lime Bent-wing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crested Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lime Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden