Hornbeam Pigmy vs Lime Pigmy

Stigmella carpinella compared with Stigmella tiliae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hornbeam Pigmy	Lime Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family same	Nepticulidae	Nepticulidae
Genus same	Stigmella	Stigmella
Species	Stigmella carpinella	Stigmella tiliae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Hornbeam Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hornbeam 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden