Scarce alder slender vs Sycamore slender

Caloptilia falconipennella compared with Caloptilia hemidactylella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarce alder slender	Sycamore slender
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	Gracillariidae	Gracillariidae
Genus same	Caloptilia	Caloptilia
Species	Caloptilia falconipennella	Caloptilia hemidactylella

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarce alder slender and Sycamore slender share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Caloptilia.

Conservation Status

Scarce alder slender

LC — Least Concern

Sycamore slender

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarce alder slender	Sycamore slender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarce alder slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Sycamore slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden