Lime Pigmy vs Short-barred Pigmy

Stigmella tiliae compared with Stigmella luteella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lime Pigmy	Short-barred Pigmy
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	Nepticulidae	Nepticulidae
Genus same	Stigmella	Stigmella
Species	Stigmella tiliae	Stigmella luteella

Evolutionary Relationship

Lime Pigmy and Short-barred Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Stigmella.

Conservation Status

Lime Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Short-barred Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lime Pigmy	Short-barred Pigmy
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lime Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Short-barred Pigmy

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