Atlantic Groundling vs Summer Groundling

Scrobipalpa clintoni compared with Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Groundling	Summer Groundling
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	Gelechiidae	Gelechiidae
Genus same	Scrobipalpa	Scrobipalpa
Species	Scrobipalpa clintoni	Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Groundling and Summer Groundling share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Scrobipalpa.

Conservation Status

Atlantic Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Summer Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic Groundling	Summer Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Summer Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada).

Atlantic Groundling

The Atlantic Groundling (Scrobipalpa clintoni) is a species in the genus Scrobipalpa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden