Brown-tipped Pigmy vs Narrow-barred Pigmy

Stigmella minusculella compared with Stigmella centifoliella

Key Differences

• Brown-tipped Pigmy is Not Evaluated while Narrow-barred Pigmy is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-tipped Pigmy	Narrow-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	Stigmella	Stigmella
Species	Stigmella minusculella	Stigmella centifoliella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-tipped Pigmy and Narrow-barred Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stigmella.

Conservation Status

Brown-tipped Pigmy

NE — Not Evaluated

Narrow-barred Pigmy

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-tipped Pigmy	Narrow-barred Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-tipped Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Narrow-barred Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Brown-tipped Pigmy

The Brown-tipped Pigmy (Stigmella minusculella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden