Lime Pigmy vs Scarce Maple Pigmy

Stigmella tiliae compared with Stigmella aceris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lime Pigmy	Scarce Maple 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 tiliae	Stigmella aceris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Maple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lime Pigmy	Scarce Maple Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lime Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Scarce Maple Pigmy

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