Sallow-leaf Groundling vs Suffused Groundling

Carpatolechia notatella compared with Carpatolechia alburnella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sallow-leaf Groundling	Suffused Groundling
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	Gelechiidae	Gelechiidae
Genus same	Carpatolechia	Carpatolechia
Species	Carpatolechia notatella	Carpatolechia alburnella

Evolutionary Relationship

Sallow-leaf Groundling and Suffused Groundling share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carpatolechia.

Conservation Status

Sallow-leaf Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Suffused Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sallow-leaf Groundling	Suffused Groundling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sallow-leaf Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Suffused Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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