Isle of Wight Piercer vs Small fruit tortrix

Grapholita gemmiferana compared with Grapholita lobarzewskii

Key Differences

• Isle of Wight Piercer is Near Threatened while Small fruit tortrix is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Isle of Wight Piercer	Small fruit tortrix
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	Grapholita	Grapholita
Species	Grapholita gemmiferana	Grapholita lobarzewskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Isle of Wight Piercer and Small fruit tortrix share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Grapholita.

Conservation Status

Isle of Wight Piercer

NT — Near Threatened

Small fruit tortrix

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Isle of Wight Piercer	Small fruit tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Isle of Wight Piercer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Small fruit tortrix

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden