Rest-harrow Piercer vs Vagrant Piercer

Cydia microgrammana compared with Cydia amplana

Key Differences

• Rest-harrow Piercer is Near Threatened while Vagrant Piercer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rest-harrow Piercer	Vagrant Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Cydia	Cydia
Species	Cydia microgrammana	Cydia amplana

Evolutionary Relationship

Rest-harrow Piercer and Vagrant Piercer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cydia.

Conservation Status

Rest-harrow Piercer

NT — Near Threatened

Vagrant Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rest-harrow Piercer	Vagrant Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rest-harrow Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Vagrant 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden