Apple Pigmy vs Dropwort Pigmy

Stigmella malella compared with Stigmella filipendulae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apple Pigmy	Dropwort Pigmy
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family same	Nepticulidae	Nepticulidae
Genus same	Stigmella	Stigmella
Species	Stigmella malella	Stigmella filipendulae

Evolutionary Relationship

Apple Pigmy and Dropwort Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stigmella.

Conservation Status

Apple Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Dropwort Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apple Pigmy	Dropwort 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.

Dropwort 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