Bilberry Tortrix vs Green Amaranth

Aphelia viburnana compared with Amaranthus powellii

Key Differences

Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while Green Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Green Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tortricidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Amaranthus
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Amaranthus powellii

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Green Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Green Amaranth
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.

Green Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.