Bilberry Tortrix vs Bladdernut

Aphelia viburnana compared with Staphylea pinnata

Key Differences

• Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while Bladdernut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Bladdernut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Crossosomatales (Crossosomatales)
Family	Tortricidae	Staphyleaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Staphylea
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Staphylea pinnata

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Bladdernut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Bladdernut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Bladdernut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Bilberry Tortrix

The Bilberry Tortrix (Aphelia viburnana) is a species in the genus Aphelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Bladdernut

The Bladdernut (Staphylea pinnata) is a species in the genus Staphylea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden