Dotted Ermel vs Five-spot Ermel

Ethmia dodecea compared with Ethmia terminella

Key Differences

• Dotted Ermel is Extinct while Five-spot Ermel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dotted Ermel	Five-spot Ermel
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	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family same	Ethmiidae	Ethmiidae
Genus same	Ethmia	Ethmia
Species	Ethmia dodecea	Ethmia terminella

Evolutionary Relationship

Dotted Ermel and Five-spot Ermel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ethmia.

Conservation Status

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Five-spot Ermel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dotted Ermel	Five-spot Ermel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Five-spot Ermel

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden