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Pale-bordered piercer

Grapholita janthinana (Duponchel, 1835)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The pale-bordered piercer (Grapholita janthinana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the pale-bordered piercer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pale-bordered piercer live?

Not recorded

Is the pale-bordered piercer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the pale-bordered piercer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyTortricidae
  6. genusGrapholita
  7. SpeciesGrapholita janthinana (Duponchel, 1835)

Synonyms Aspila janthinana, Coccyx janthinana, Coptoloma janthinana, Cydia janthinana, Grapholita ianthinana, Grapholita incisana, Grapholitha janthinana, Tortrix incisana

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • orapihlajanmarjakääriäinenFinnish
  • Rookkleurige fruitmotDutch
  • hagtornbärvecklareSwedish
  • hagtornsbärvecklareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pale-bordered piercer

Other species in the same genus Grapholita.

Hemp borer

Grapholita delineana

TortricidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pale-bordered piercer?

The pale-bordered piercer (Grapholita janthinana) belongs to the family Tortricidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pale-bordered piercer (Grapholita janthinana). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-bordered-piercer

MLA

“Pale-bordered piercer (Grapholita janthinana).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-bordered-piercer.

BibTeX
@misc{pale_bordered_piercer_2026,
  title = {Pale-bordered piercer (Grapholita janthinana)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-bordered-piercer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}