Four-barred Major vs Three-lined Soldier

Oxycera rara compared with Oxycera trilineata

Key Differences

• Four-barred Major is Not Evaluated while Three-lined Soldier is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-barred Major	Three-lined Soldier
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Stratiomyidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus same	Oxycera	Oxycera
Species	Oxycera rara	Oxycera trilineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-barred Major and Three-lined Soldier share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Oxycera.

Conservation Status

Four-barred Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Three-lined Soldier

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-barred Major	Three-lined Soldier
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-barred Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Three-lined Soldier

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark