Bilberry Tortrix vs Horse Mint

Aphelia viburnana compared with Mentha longifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Horse Mint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Tortricidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Mentha
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Mentha longifolia

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Horse Mint

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Horse Mint
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.

Horse Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Norway.

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.