Bilberry Tortrix vs Cone Shaped Sedge

Aphelia viburnana compared with Carex conoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Cone Shaped Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Tortricidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Carex
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Carex conoidea

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Cone Shaped Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Cone Shaped Sedge
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.

Cone Shaped Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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.