Apple Pigmy vs White-Barred Alder Pigmy

Stigmella malella compared with Stigmella glutinosae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Pigmy	White-Barred Alder Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Nepticulidae	Nepticulidae
Genus same	Stigmella	Stigmella
Species	Stigmella malella	Stigmella glutinosae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Apple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

White-Barred Alder Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Pigmy	White-Barred Alder Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apple Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

White-Barred Alder Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Apple Pigmy

The Apple Pigmy (Stigmella malella) 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden