Brown Striped-edge Piercer vs Kleiner Weißdornfruchtwickler

Grapholita tenebrosana compared with Grapholita janthinana

Key Differences

• Brown Striped-edge Piercer is Least Concern while Kleiner Weißdornfruchtwickler is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Striped-edge Piercer	Kleiner Weißdornfruchtwickler
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	Grapholita	Grapholita
Species	Grapholita tenebrosana	Grapholita janthinana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Striped-edge Piercer and Kleiner Weißdornfruchtwickler share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Grapholita.

Conservation Status

Brown Striped-edge Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Kleiner Weißdornfruchtwickler

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Striped-edge Piercer	Kleiner Weißdornfruchtwickler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Striped-edge Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Kleiner Weißdornfruchtwickler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown Striped-edge Piercer

The Brown Striped-edge Piercer (Grapholita tenebrosana) is a species in the genus Grapholita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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