Hawthorn Piercer, Pale-bordered Piercer
Grapholita janthinana
Grapholita janthinana, the hawthorn leafroller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843.
23
Countries
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Tortricidae
Genus
Grapholita
Hawthorn Piercer, Pale-bordered Piercer belongs to the family Tortricidae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Grapholita janthinana, the hawthorn leafroller, is a moth of the family Tortricidae. It was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1843. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, Lithuania and Estonia. The habitat consists of hedgerows, gardens and woodland edges.
The Hawthorn Piercer faces severe decline primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development that has eliminated much of its specialized hawthorn woodland habitat. Climate change and pesticide use in agricultural areas adjacent to remaining habitat patches further threaten the remaining populations of this specialized moth species.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
The Hawthorn Piercer faces severe decline primarily due to habitat loss from agricultural intensification and urban development that has eliminated much of its specialized hawthorn woodland habitat. Climate change and pesticide use in agricultural areas adjacent to remaining habitat patches further threaten the remaining populations of this specialized moth species.
Habitat loss from agricultural intensification
Loss of host plant hawthorn trees
Urban development and land conversion
Climate change affecting host plant phenology
Pesticide use in agricultural landscapes
Found in 23 Countries
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Hawthorn Piercer, Pale-bordered Piercer (Grapholita janthinana). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/hawthorn-piercer-pale-bordered-piercer