Crochet-hooked Stiletto vs Large Plain Stiletto

Thereva plebeja compared with Thereva cinifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crochet-hooked Stiletto	Large Plain 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 cinifera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Crochet-hooked Stiletto

LC — Least Concern

Large Plain Stiletto

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crochet-hooked Stiletto	Large Plain 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.

Large Plain 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