Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen vs Gewöhnliches Widderchen

Zygaena trifolii compared with Zygaena filipendulae

Key Differences

• Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen is Not Evaluated while Gewöhnliches Widderchen is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen	Gewöhnliches Widderchen
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 filipendulae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen

NE — Not Evaluated

Gewöhnliches Widderchen

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sumpfhornklee-Widderchen	Gewöhnliches Widderchen
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.

Gewöhnliches Widderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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