Light Grey Tortrix vs Tortricid moth

Cnephasia incertana compared with Cnephasia asseclana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Light Grey Tortrix	Tortricid 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	Cnephasia	Cnephasia
Species	Cnephasia incertana	Cnephasia asseclana

Evolutionary Relationship

Light Grey Tortrix and Tortricid moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cnephasia.

Conservation Status

Light Grey Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Tortricid moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Light Grey Tortrix	Tortricid moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Light Grey Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Tortricid moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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