Scarce Pine Piercer vs Spruce Seed Moth

Cydia cosmophorana compared with Cydia strobilella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Scarce Pine Piercer	Spruce Seed Moth
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 cosmophorana	Cydia strobilella

Evolutionary Relationship

Scarce Pine Piercer and Spruce Seed Moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cydia.

Conservation Status

Scarce Pine Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Spruce Seed Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Scarce Pine Piercer	Spruce Seed Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Scarce Pine Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Spruce Seed Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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