Pea Moth vs Sallow-shoot Piercer

Cydia nigricana compared with Cydia servillana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pea Moth	Sallow-shoot Piercer
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	Cydia	Cydia
Species	Cydia nigricana	Cydia servillana

Evolutionary Relationship

Pea Moth and Sallow-shoot Piercer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cydia.

Conservation Status

Pea Moth

LC — Least Concern

Sallow-shoot Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pea Moth	Sallow-shoot Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pea Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Sallow-shoot Piercer

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 4 countries:

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