Bilberry Tortrix vs Graceful sandmat

Aphelia viburnana compared with Euphorbia hypericifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Graceful sandmat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Tortricidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Euphorbia
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Euphorbia hypericifolia

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Graceful sandmat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Graceful sandmat
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.

Graceful sandmat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.