Alfalfa Moth vs Pine-cone Piercer

Cydia medicaginis compared with Cydia conicolana

Key Differences

• Alfalfa Moth is Least Concern while Pine-cone Piercer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alfalfa Moth	Pine-cone Piercer
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Cydia	Cydia
Species	Cydia medicaginis	Cydia conicolana

Evolutionary Relationship

Alfalfa Moth and Pine-cone Piercer share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cydia.

Conservation Status

Alfalfa Moth

LC — Least Concern

Pine-cone Piercer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alfalfa Moth	Pine-cone Piercer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alfalfa Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, and Sweden.

Pine-cone Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

Alfalfa Moth

The Alfalfa Moth (Cydia medicaginis) is a species in the genus Cydia. 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 🇫🇷 France 🇸🇪 Sweden