Plain Gold vs Red-barred Gold

Micropterix calthella compared with Micropterix tunbergella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plain Gold	Red-barred Gold
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	Micropterigidae	Micropterigidae
Genus same	Micropterix	Micropterix
Species	Micropterix calthella	Micropterix tunbergella

Evolutionary Relationship

Plain Gold and Red-barred Gold share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Micropterix.

Conservation Status

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Red-barred Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plain Gold	Red-barred Gold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Red-barred Gold

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