Fahlfleckiger Würfelfalter vs Kleiner Würfeldickkopffalter

Pyrgus cacaliae compared with Pyrgus malvae

Key Differences

• Fahlfleckiger Würfelfalter is Least Concern while Kleiner Würfeldickkopffalter is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fahlfleckiger Würfelfalter	Kleiner Würfeldickkopffalter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same	Hesperiidae	Hesperiidae
Genus same	Pyrgus	Pyrgus
Species	Pyrgus cacaliae	Pyrgus malvae

Evolutionary Relationship

Fahlfleckiger Würfelfalter and Kleiner Würfeldickkopffalter share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Pyrgus.

Conservation Status

Fahlfleckiger Würfelfalter

LC — Least Concern

Kleiner Würfeldickkopffalter

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fahlfleckiger Würfelfalter	Kleiner Würfeldickkopffalter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fahlfleckiger Würfelfalter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

Kleiner Würfeldickkopffalter

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and boreal forests and taiga, among 9 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (35 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇷🇴 Romania 🇨🇭 Switzerland