Kleines Fünffleckwidderchen vs Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

Zygaena viciae compared with Zygaena transalpina

Key Differences

• Kleines Fünffleckwidderchen is Vulnerable while Hufeisenklee-Widderchen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleines 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 viciae	Zygaena transalpina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Kleines Fünffleckwidderchen

VU — Vulnerable

Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

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