Plain Gold vs Red-barred Gold

Micropterix calthella compared with Micropterix tunbergella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plain Gold	Red-barred Gold
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	Micropterigidae	Micropterigidae
Genus same	Micropterix	Micropterix
Species	Micropterix calthella	Micropterix tunbergella

Evolutionary Relationship

Plain Gold and Red-barred Gold share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Micropterix.

Conservation Status

Plain Gold

LC — Least Concern

Red-barred Gold

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plain Gold	Red-barred Gold
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plain Gold

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Red-barred Gold

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