Large Beech Piercer vs Pine-cone Piercer

Cydia fagiglandana compared with Cydia conicolana

Key Differences

• Large Beech Piercer is Least Concern while Pine-cone Piercer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Beech Piercer	Pine-cone Piercer
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	Cydia	Cydia
Species	Cydia fagiglandana	Cydia conicolana

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Beech Piercer and Pine-cone Piercer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cydia.

Conservation Status

Large Beech Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Pine-cone Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Beech Piercer	Pine-cone Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Beech Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pine-cone Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden