Brown Striped-edge Piercer vs Pale-bordered Piercer

Grapholita tenebrosana compared with Grapholita janthinana

Key Differences

• Brown Striped-edge Piercer is Least Concern while Pale-bordered Piercer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Striped-edge Piercer	Pale-bordered Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Grapholita	Grapholita
Species	Grapholita tenebrosana	Grapholita janthinana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Striped-edge Piercer and Pale-bordered Piercer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Grapholita.

Conservation Status

Brown Striped-edge Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Pale-bordered Piercer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Striped-edge Piercer	Pale-bordered Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Striped-edge Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pale-bordered Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown Striped-edge Piercer

The Brown Striped-edge Piercer (Grapholita tenebrosana) is a species in the genus Grapholita. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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