Northern Crescent Piercer vs Plum Fruit Moth

Grapholita lunulana compared with Grapholita funebrana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Crescent Piercer	Plum Fruit 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	Grapholita	Grapholita
Species	Grapholita lunulana	Grapholita funebrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Crescent Piercer and Plum Fruit Moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Grapholita.

Conservation Status

Northern Crescent Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Plum Fruit Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Crescent Piercer	Plum Fruit Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Crescent Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Plum Fruit Moth

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