Schwarzerle vs Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen

Alnus glutinosa compared with Zygaena lonicerae

Key Differences

• Schwarzerle is Least Concern while Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Schwarzerle	Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Fagales (Buchenartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Betulaceae	Zygaenidae
Genus	Alnus	Zygaena
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Zygaena lonicerae

Conservation Status

Schwarzerle

LC — Least Concern

Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Schwarzerle	Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Schwarzerle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Schwarzerle

The Alder (Alnus glutinosa) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden