Broad skate vs Apfelwickler

Amblyraja badia compared with Cydia pomonella

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while Apfelwickler is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Apfelwickler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Rajidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Amblyraja	Cydia
Species	Amblyraja badia	Cydia pomonella

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad skate and Apfelwickler share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Apfelwickler

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Apfelwickler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Apfelwickler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Broad skate

The Broad Skate (Amblyraja badia) is a species in the genus Amblyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is recognized for its ecological significance within its native range.

Apfelwickler

The Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella) is a lepidopteran pest in the family Tortricidae, recognised globally as one of the most economically damaging insects affecting apple, pear, and walnut orchards. Adult moths have a wingspan of approximately 15–22 millimetres, with forewings patterned in grey and bronze, featuring a distinctive dark ocellate marking at the wing tip. Females lay eggs singly on fruit or foliage; hatching larvae bore directly into developing fruit, feeding on seeds and the core, creating characteristic brown frass-filled tunnels. By the time infestation is visible externally, significant damage to the crop has already occurred. Originally native to Eurasia, Cydia pomonella has established itself on every continent where pome fruits are cultivated, including North America, South America, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, facilitated by trade in infested plant material. Management relies on integrated approaches combining pheromone-based mating disruption, timed insecticide applications, kaolin clay barriers, and biological control using entomopathogenic nematodes and the granulovirus CpGV. Resistance to organophosphate and pyrethroid insecticides has developed in some populations, complicating conventional chemical management. The species undergoes 1–3 generations per year depending on climate. Despite its pest status, Cydia pomonella is not conservation-evaluated.