Scarce Pine Piercer vs Spruce-bark Piercer

Cydia cosmophorana compared with Cydia indivisa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarce Pine Piercer	Spruce-bark 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 cosmophorana	Cydia indivisa

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarce Pine Piercer and Spruce-bark Piercer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cydia.

Conservation Status

Scarce Pine Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Spruce-bark Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarce Pine Piercer	Spruce-bark Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarce Pine Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Spruce-bark 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 4 countries:

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