Aspen-shoot Piercer vs Spruce bark tortricid

Cydia corollana compared with Cydia pactolana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aspen-shoot Piercer	Spruce bark tortricid
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Cydia	Cydia
Species	Cydia corollana	Cydia pactolana

Evolutionary Relationship

Aspen-shoot Piercer and Spruce bark tortricid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cydia.

Conservation Status

Aspen-shoot Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Spruce bark tortricid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aspen-shoot Piercer	Spruce bark tortricid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aspen-shoot Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Spruce bark tortricid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Aspen-shoot Piercer

The Aspen-shoot Piercer (Cydia corollana) is a species in the genus Cydia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden