Brown Striped-edge Piercer vs Plum Fruit Moth

Grapholita tenebrosana compared with Grapholita funebrana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Striped-edge Piercer	Plum Fruit Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Grapholita	Grapholita
Species	Grapholita tenebrosana	Grapholita funebrana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Striped-edge Piercer and Plum Fruit Moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Grapholita.

Conservation Status

Brown Striped-edge Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Plum Fruit Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Striped-edge Piercer	Plum Fruit Moth
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.

Plum Fruit Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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