Bilberry Tortrix vs Pith Plant

Aphelia viburnana compared with Aeschynomene aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Pith Plant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tortricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Aeschynomene
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Aeschynomene aspera

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Pith Plant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Pith Plant
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.

Pith Plant

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Madagascar.

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.