Coppery Long-horn vs Yellow-barred Long-horn

Nemophora cupriacella compared with Nemophora degeerella

Key Differences

• Coppery Long-horn is Vulnerable while Yellow-barred Long-horn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Long-horn	Yellow-barred Long-horn
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	Adelidae	Adelidae
Genus same	Nemophora	Nemophora
Species	Nemophora cupriacella	Nemophora degeerella

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Long-horn and Yellow-barred Long-horn share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Nemophora.

Conservation Status

Coppery Long-horn

VU — Vulnerable

Yellow-barred Long-horn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Long-horn	Yellow-barred Long-horn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Long-horn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Yellow-barred Long-horn

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