Bilberry Tortrix vs Laurustinus

Aphelia viburnana compared with Viburnum tinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Laurustinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Tortricidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Viburnum
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Viburnum tinus

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Laurustinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Laurustinus
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.

Laurustinus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.