Garden Lance-wing vs Little Lance-wing

Epermenia chaerophyllellus compared with Epermenia profugella

Key Differences

• Garden Lance-wing is Least Concern while Little Lance-wing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden Lance-wing	Little Lance-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	Epermeniidae	Epermeniidae
Genus same	Epermenia	Epermenia
Species	Epermenia chaerophyllellus	Epermenia profugella

Evolutionary Relationship

Garden Lance-wing and Little Lance-wing share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Epermenia.

Conservation Status

Garden Lance-wing

LC — Least Concern

Little Lance-wing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden Lance-wing	Little Lance-wing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden Lance-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Little Lance-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden