Black-spot Sallow Pigmy vs Broken-barred Pigmy

Ectoedemia intimella compared with Ectoedemia minimella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spot Sallow Pigmy	Broken-barred Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nepticulidae	Nepticulidae
Genus same	Ectoedemia	Ectoedemia
Species	Ectoedemia intimella	Ectoedemia minimella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-spot Sallow Pigmy and Broken-barred Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ectoedemia.

Conservation Status

Black-spot Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Broken-barred Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spot Sallow Pigmy	Broken-barred Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-spot Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Broken-barred Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-spot Sallow Pigmy

The Black-spot Sallow Pigmy (Ectoedemia intimella) is a species in the genus Ectoedemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Broken-barred Pigmy

The Broken-Barred Pigmy (Ectoedemia minimella) is a species in the genus Ectoedemia. 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 4 countries:

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