Dover Shade vs Light Grey Tortrix

Cnephasia genitalana compared with Cnephasia incertana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dover Shade	Light Grey Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Cnephasia	Cnephasia
Species	Cnephasia genitalana	Cnephasia incertana

Evolutionary Relationship

Dover Shade and Light Grey Tortrix share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cnephasia.

Conservation Status

Dover Shade

LC — Least Concern

Light Grey Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dover Shade	Light Grey Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dover Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Light Grey Tortrix

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