Pale-bordered Piercer vs Vetch Piercer

Grapholita janthinana compared with Grapholita jungiella

Key Differences

• Pale-bordered Piercer is Endangered while Vetch Piercer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pale-bordered Piercer	Vetch 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	Grapholita	Grapholita
Species	Grapholita janthinana	Grapholita jungiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pale-bordered Piercer

EN — Endangered

Vetch Piercer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pale-bordered Piercer	Vetch 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.

Vetch 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