Maple Slender vs Small red slender

Caloptilia semifascia compared with Caloptilia rufipennella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maple Slender	Small red slender
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	Gracillariidae	Gracillariidae
Genus same	Caloptilia	Caloptilia
Species	Caloptilia semifascia	Caloptilia rufipennella

Evolutionary Relationship

Maple Slender and Small red slender share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Caloptilia.

Conservation Status

Maple Slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Small red slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maple Slender	Small red slender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Maple Slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Small red slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden