Pine-cone Piercer vs Sallow-shoot Piercer

Cydia conicolana compared with Cydia servillana

Key Differences

• Pine-cone Piercer is Not Evaluated while Sallow-shoot Piercer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pine-cone Piercer	Sallow-shoot 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 conicolana	Cydia servillana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pine-cone Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Sallow-shoot Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pine-cone Piercer	Sallow-shoot Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pine-cone Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Sallow-shoot Piercer

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden