Dark Northern Stiletto vs Large Plain Stiletto

Thereva valida compared with Thereva cinifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dark Northern Stiletto	Large Plain Stiletto
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Diptera (雙翅目)	Diptera (雙翅目)
Family same	Therevidae	Therevidae
Genus same	Thereva	Thereva
Species	Thereva valida	Thereva cinifera

Evolutionary Relationship

Dark Northern Stiletto and Large Plain Stiletto share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Thereva.

Conservation Status

Dark Northern Stiletto

LC — Least Concern

Large Plain Stiletto

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dark Northern Stiletto	Large Plain Stiletto
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dark Northern Stiletto

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Large Plain Stiletto

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