Orange-headed Tubic vs Yellow-headed Tubic

Agnoea josephinae compared with Agnoea flavifrontella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Orange-headed Tubic	Yellow-headed 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 flavifrontella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Orange-headed Tubic

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-headed Tubic

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Orange-headed Tubic	Yellow-headed 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.

Yellow-headed Tubic

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden