Bilberry Tortrix vs Prickly Heath

Aphelia viburnana compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Tortricidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Gaultheria
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.