Silver-barred Alder Pigmy vs Small Beech Pigmy

Stigmella alnetella compared with Stigmella tityrella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Silver-barred Alder Pigmy	Small Beech 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 alnetella	Stigmella tityrella

Evolutionary Relationship

Silver-barred Alder Pigmy and Small Beech Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stigmella.

Conservation Status

Silver-barred Alder Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Small Beech Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Silver-barred Alder Pigmy	Small Beech Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Silver-barred Alder Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Small Beech 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