Maple Slender vs Scarce alder slender

Caloptilia semifascia compared with Caloptilia falconipennella

Key Differences

• Maple Slender is Not Evaluated while Scarce alder slender is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Maple Slender	Scarce alder 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 falconipennella

Evolutionary Relationship

Maple Slender and Scarce alder slender share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Caloptilia.

Conservation Status

Maple Slender

NE — Not Evaluated

Scarce alder slender

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Maple Slender	Scarce alder 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).

Scarce alder slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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