Meadow Shade vs Tortricid moth

Cnephasia pasiuana compared with Cnephasia asseclana

Key Differences

• Meadow Shade is Vulnerable while Tortricid moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow Shade	Tortricid moth
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 pasiuana	Cnephasia asseclana

Evolutionary Relationship

Meadow Shade and Tortricid moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cnephasia.

Conservation Status

Meadow Shade

VU — Vulnerable

Tortricid moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow Shade	Tortricid moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow Shade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Tortricid moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden