Orange-headed Tubic vs Straw-coloured Tubic

Agnoea josephinae compared with Agnoea subochreella

Key Differences

• Orange-headed Tubic is Least Concern while Straw-coloured Tubic is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-headed Tubic	Straw-coloured Tubic
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	Lypusidae	Lypusidae
Genus same	Agnoea	Agnoea
Species	Agnoea josephinae	Agnoea subochreella

Evolutionary Relationship

Orange-headed Tubic and Straw-coloured Tubic share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Agnoea.

Conservation Status

Orange-headed Tubic

LC — Least Concern

Straw-coloured Tubic

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-headed Tubic	Straw-coloured Tubic
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Orange-headed Tubic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Straw-coloured Tubic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden