Four-spot Lift vs Yellow-spot Lift

Antispila metallella compared with Antispila petryi

Key Differences

• Four-spot Lift is Extinct while Yellow-spot Lift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-spot Lift	Yellow-spot Lift
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	Heliozelidae	Heliozelidae
Genus same	Antispila	Antispila
Species	Antispila metallella	Antispila petryi

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-spot Lift and Yellow-spot Lift share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Antispila.

Conservation Status

Four-spot Lift

EX — Extinct

Yellow-spot Lift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-spot Lift	Yellow-spot Lift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-spot Lift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Yellow-spot Lift

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden