Highland Piercer vs Erbsenwickler

Cydia cognatana compared with Cydia nigricana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Highland Piercer	Erbsenwickler
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 cognatana	Cydia nigricana

Evolutionary Relationship

Highland Piercer and Erbsenwickler share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cydia.

Conservation Status

Highland Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Erbsenwickler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Highland Piercer	Erbsenwickler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Highland Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Erbsenwickler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden