Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen vs Kleines Fünffleckwidderchen

Zygaena trifolii compared with Zygaena viciae

Key Differences

• Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen is Not Evaluated while Kleines Fünffleckwidderchen is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen	Kleines Fünffleckwidderchen
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	Zygaenidae	Zygaenidae
Genus same	Zygaena	Zygaena
Species	Zygaena trifolii	Zygaena viciae

Evolutionary Relationship

Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen and Kleines Fünffleckwidderchen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zygaena.

Conservation Status

Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen

NE — Not Evaluated

Kleines Fünffleckwidderchen

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen	Kleines Fünffleckwidderchen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Kleines Fünffleckwidderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland