Large False Serotine vs Plum Fruit Moth

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Grapholita funebrana

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Plum Fruit Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Plum Fruit Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Grapholita
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Grapholita funebrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Plum Fruit Moth share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Plum Fruit Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Plum Fruit Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Plum Fruit Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.