Bilberry Tortrix vs Hydrangea

Aphelia viburnana compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while Hydrangea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Tortricidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Hydrangea
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Hydrangea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Hydrangea
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.

Hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden