Lime Pigmy vs White-Barred Alder Pigmy

Stigmella tiliae compared with Stigmella glutinosae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lime Pigmy	White-Barred Alder 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 glutinosae

Evolutionary Relationship

Lime Pigmy and White-Barred Alder Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stigmella.

Conservation Status

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

White-Barred Alder Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lime Pigmy	White-Barred Alder 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.

White-Barred Alder 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