Black-spot Sallow Pigmy vs Dewberry Pigmy

Ectoedemia intimella compared with Ectoedemia rubivora

Key Differences

• Black-spot Sallow Pigmy is Least Concern while Dewberry Pigmy is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-spot Sallow Pigmy	Dewberry 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 rubivora

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-spot Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Dewberry Pigmy

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-spot Sallow Pigmy	Dewberry 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.

Dewberry Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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