Alder Wrinkle vs Brown Oak Tortrix

Taphrina tosquinetii compared with Archips crataegana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder Wrinkle	Brown Oak Tortrix
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Taphrinomycetes (Taphrinomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Taphrinales (Taphrinales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Taphrinaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Taphrina	Archips
Species	Taphrina tosquinetii	Archips crataegana

Conservation Status

Alder Wrinkle

LC — Least Concern

Brown Oak Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder Wrinkle	Brown Oak Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder Wrinkle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Oak Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Alder Wrinkle

The Alder Wrinkle (Taphrina tosquinetii) is a species in the genus Taphrina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Brown Oak Tortrix

The Brown Oak Tortrix (Archips crataegana) is a species in the genus Archips. 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden