Black-headed Pigmy vs Lime Pigmy

Stigmella atricapitella compared with Stigmella tiliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-headed Pigmy	Lime Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family same	Nepticulidae	Nepticulidae
Genus same	Stigmella	Stigmella
Species	Stigmella atricapitella	Stigmella tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-headed Pigmy and Lime Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stigmella.

Conservation Status

Black-headed Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-headed Pigmy	Lime Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-headed Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Lime Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black-headed Pigmy

The Black-headed Pigmy (Stigmella atricapitella) is a species in the genus Stigmella. 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