Pale-bordered Piercer vs Small fruit tortrix

Grapholita janthinana compared with Grapholita lobarzewskii

Key Differences

• Pale-bordered Piercer is Endangered while Small fruit tortrix is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale-bordered Piercer	Small fruit 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	Grapholita	Grapholita
Species	Grapholita janthinana	Grapholita lobarzewskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Pale-bordered Piercer and Small fruit tortrix share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Grapholita.

Conservation Status

Pale-bordered Piercer

EN — Endangered

Small fruit tortrix

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale-bordered Piercer	Small fruit tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pale-bordered Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Small fruit 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