Bilberry Tortrix vs green comet milkweed

Aphelia viburnana compared with Asclepias viridiflora

Key Differences

• Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while green comet milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	green comet milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tortricidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Asclepias
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Asclepias viridiflora

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

green comet milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	green comet milkweed
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 comet milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.