Five-spot Ermel vs Striped Ermel

Ethmia terminella compared with Ethmia pusiella

Key Differences

• Five-spot Ermel is Least Concern while Striped Ermel is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Five-spot Ermel	Striped Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order same	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family same	Ethmiidae	Ethmiidae
Genus same	Ethmia	Ethmia
Species	Ethmia terminella	Ethmia pusiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Five-spot Ermel and Striped Ermel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ethmia.

Conservation Status

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Striped Ermel

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Five-spot Ermel	Striped Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Five-spot Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Striped Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden