Bent-barred Pigmy vs Broken-barred Pigmy

Ectoedemia angulifasciella compared with Ectoedemia minimella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bent-barred Pigmy	Broken-barred 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	Ectoedemia	Ectoedemia
Species	Ectoedemia angulifasciella	Ectoedemia minimella

Evolutionary Relationship

Bent-barred Pigmy and Broken-barred Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ectoedemia.

Conservation Status

Bent-barred Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Broken-barred Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bent-barred Pigmy	Broken-barred Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bent-barred Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Broken-barred Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bent-barred Pigmy

The Bent-barred Pigmy (Ectoedemia angulifasciella) is a species in the genus Ectoedemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Broken-barred Pigmy

The Broken-Barred Pigmy (Ectoedemia minimella) is a species in the genus Ectoedemia. 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 4 countries:

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