Lime Bent-wing vs Oak Bent-wing

Bucculatrix thoracella compared with Bucculatrix ulmella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lime Bent-wing	Oak 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 thoracella	Bucculatrix ulmella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lime Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Oak Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lime Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Oak 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