Pale red slender vs Yellow-triangle slender

Caloptilia elongella compared with Caloptilia alchimiella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale red slender	Yellow-triangle slender
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	Gracillariidae	Gracillariidae
Genus same	Caloptilia	Caloptilia
Species	Caloptilia elongella	Caloptilia alchimiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Pale red slender and Yellow-triangle slender share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Caloptilia.

Conservation Status

Pale red slender

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-triangle slender

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale red slender	Yellow-triangle slender
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale red slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Yellow-triangle slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine