Bilberry Tortrix vs Forest Ironplum

Aphelia viburnana compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tortricidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Drypetes
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Forest Ironplum
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.

Forest Ironplum

Habitat

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

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.