Pine-cone Piercer vs Kastanienwickler

Cydia conicolana compared with Cydia amplana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pine-cone Piercer	Kastanienwickler
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 conicolana	Cydia amplana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pine-cone Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Kastanienwickler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pine-cone Piercer	Kastanienwickler
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pine-cone Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Kastanienwickler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden