Hufeisenklee-Widderchen vs Thymianwidderchen

Zygaena transalpina compared with Zygaena purpuralis

Key Differences

• Hufeisenklee-Widderchen is Least Concern while Thymianwidderchen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hufeisenklee-Widderchen	Thymianwidderchen
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 transalpina	Zygaena purpuralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

LC — Least Concern

Thymianwidderchen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hufeisenklee-Widderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Switzerland.

Thymianwidderchen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇭 Switzerland