Gewöhnliches Widderchen vs Thymianwidderchen

Zygaena filipendulae compared with Zygaena purpuralis

Key Differences

• Gewöhnliches Widderchen is Near Threatened while Thymianwidderchen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gewöhnliches 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 filipendulae	Zygaena purpuralis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Gewöhnliches Widderchen

NT — Near Threatened

Thymianwidderchen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gewöhnliches Widderchen	Thymianwidderchen
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.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland