Scarce Pine Piercer vs Vagrant Piercer

Cydia cosmophorana compared with Cydia amplana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarce Pine Piercer	Vagrant 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 amplana

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarce Pine Piercer and Vagrant Piercer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cydia.

Conservation Status

Scarce Pine Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Vagrant Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarce Pine Piercer	Vagrant 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.

Vagrant 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