Alpenwidderchen vs Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

Zygaena exulans compared with Zygaena transalpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpenwidderchen	Hufeisenklee-Widderchen
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	Zygaenidae	Zygaenidae
Genus same	Zygaena	Zygaena
Species	Zygaena exulans	Zygaena transalpina

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpenwidderchen and Hufeisenklee-Widderchen share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zygaena.

Conservation Status

Alpenwidderchen

LC — Least Concern

Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpenwidderchen	Hufeisenklee-Widderchen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpenwidderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Switzerland.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇭 Switzerland