May Shade vs Tortricid moth

Cnephasia communana compared with Cnephasia asseclana

Key Differences

• May Shade is Endangered while Tortricid moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	May Shade	Tortricid moth
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	Cnephasia	Cnephasia
Species	Cnephasia communana	Cnephasia asseclana

Evolutionary Relationship

May Shade and Tortricid moth share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cnephasia.

Conservation Status

May Shade

EN — Endangered

Tortricid moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	May Shade	Tortricid moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

May Shade

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.

Tortricid moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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