Bilberry Tortrix vs hooked-pepperwort

Aphelia viburnana compared with Marsilea vestita

Key Differences

• Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while hooked-pepperwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	hooked-pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Tortricidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Marsilea
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Marsilea vestita

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

hooked-pepperwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	hooked-pepperwort
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.

hooked-pepperwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Cuba. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.