Beech Pigmy vs Lime Pigmy

Stigmella hemargyrella compared with Stigmella tiliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Pigmy	Lime Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nepticulidae	Nepticulidae
Genus same	Stigmella	Stigmella
Species	Stigmella hemargyrella	Stigmella tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

Beech Pigmy and Lime Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stigmella.

Conservation Status

Beech Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Pigmy	Lime Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lime Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Beech Pigmy

The Beech Pigmy (Stigmella hemargyrella) 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