Plum Fruit Moth vs Triple-stripe Piercer

Grapholita funebrana compared with Grapholita compositella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plum Fruit Moth	Triple-stripe Piercer
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	Grapholita	Grapholita
Species	Grapholita funebrana	Grapholita compositella

Evolutionary Relationship

Plum Fruit Moth and Triple-stripe Piercer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Grapholita.

Conservation Status

Plum Fruit Moth

LC — Least Concern

Triple-stripe Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plum Fruit Moth	Triple-stripe Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plum Fruit Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Triple-stripe 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