Pointed Groundling vs Summer Groundling

Scrobipalpa acuminatella compared with Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Key Differences

• Pointed Groundling is Vulnerable while Summer Groundling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pointed 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 acuminatella	Scrobipalpa obsoletella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pointed Groundling

VU — Vulnerable

Summer Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pointed Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden