Pale-bordered Piercer vs Triple-stripe Piercer

Grapholita janthinana compared with Grapholita compositella

Key Differences

• Pale-bordered Piercer is Endangered while Triple-stripe Piercer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale-bordered Piercer	Triple-stripe Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Grapholita	Grapholita
Species	Grapholita janthinana	Grapholita compositella

Evolutionary Relationship

Pale-bordered Piercer and Triple-stripe Piercer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Grapholita.

Conservation Status

Pale-bordered Piercer

EN — Endangered

Triple-stripe Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale-bordered Piercer	Triple-stripe Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

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