Bilberry Tortrix vs Hooked Veilwort

Aphelia viburnana compared with Metzgeria leptoneura

Key Differences

Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while Hooked Veilwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Hooked Veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Tortricidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Metzgeria
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Metzgeria leptoneura

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Veilwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Hooked Veilwort
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 Veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), and South America (Brazil, 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.