Gewöhnliches Widderchen vs Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

Zygaena filipendulae compared with Zygaena transalpina

Key Differences

• Gewöhnliches Widderchen is Near Threatened while Hufeisenklee-Widderchen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gewöhnliches Widderchen	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 filipendulae	Zygaena transalpina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gewöhnliches Widderchen

NT — Near Threatened

Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gewöhnliches Widderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇭 Switzerland