Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen vs Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

Zygaena lonicerae compared with Zygaena transalpina

Key Differences

• Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen is Endangered while Hufeisenklee-Widderchen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen	Hufeisenklee-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 lonicerae	Zygaena transalpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen and Hufeisenklee-Widderchen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zygaena.

Conservation Status

Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen

EN — Endangered

Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grosses Fünffleckwidderchen	Hufeisenklee-Widderchen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Switzerland.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇭 Switzerland