Bilberry Tortrix vs Ferny Azolla

Aphelia viburnana compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bilberry Tortrix Ferny Azolla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Tracheophyta
Class Insecta (Insects) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Tortricidae Salviniaceae
Genus Aphelia Azolla
Species Aphelia viburnana Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bilberry Tortrix Ferny Azolla
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.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

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