Crochet-hooked Stiletto vs Dark Northern Stiletto

Thereva plebeja compared with Thereva valida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crochet-hooked Stiletto	Dark Northern Stiletto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Therevidae	Therevidae
Genus same	Thereva	Thereva
Species	Thereva plebeja	Thereva valida

Evolutionary Relationship

Crochet-hooked Stiletto and Dark Northern Stiletto share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Thereva.

Conservation Status

Crochet-hooked Stiletto

LC — Least Concern

Dark Northern Stiletto

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crochet-hooked Stiletto	Dark Northern Stiletto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crochet-hooked Stiletto

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Dark Northern Stiletto

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