Bilberry Tortrix vs Pineland False Buttonweed

Aphelia viburnana compared with Spermacoce tetraquetra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Pineland False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Tortricidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Spermacoce
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Spermacoce tetraquetra

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Pineland False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Pineland False Buttonweed
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.

Pineland False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Cuba.

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.