Aspen-shoot Piercer vs Pine-cone Piercer

Cydia corollana compared with Cydia conicolana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aspen-shoot Piercer	Pine-cone Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Cydia	Cydia
Species	Cydia corollana	Cydia conicolana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Aspen-shoot Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Pine-cone Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aspen-shoot Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pine-cone Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Aspen-shoot Piercer

The Aspen-shoot Piercer (Cydia corollana) is a species in the genus Cydia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden