Eichen-Prozessionsspinner vs Pinien-Prozessionsspinner

Thaumetopoea processionea compared with Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eichen-Prozessionsspinner	Pinien-Prozessionsspinner
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	Notodontidae	Notodontidae
Genus same	Thaumetopoea	Thaumetopoea
Species	Thaumetopoea processionea	Thaumetopoea pityocampa

Evolutionary Relationship

Eichen-Prozessionsspinner and Pinien-Prozessionsspinner share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Thaumetopoea.

Conservation Status

Eichen-Prozessionsspinner

NE — Not Evaluated

Pinien-Prozessionsspinner

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eichen-Prozessionsspinner	Pinien-Prozessionsspinner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eichen-Prozessionsspinner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Pinien-Prozessionsspinner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, and Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway