Pine-cone Piercer vs Spruce Seed Moth

Cydia conicolana compared with Cydia strobilella

Key Differences

• Pine-cone Piercer is Not Evaluated while Spruce Seed Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pine-cone Piercer	Spruce Seed 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	Cydia	Cydia
Species	Cydia conicolana	Cydia strobilella

Evolutionary Relationship

Pine-cone Piercer and Spruce Seed Moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cydia.

Conservation Status

Pine-cone Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Spruce Seed Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pine-cone Piercer	Spruce Seed Moth
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).

Spruce Seed Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom