Bilberry Tortrix vs sheathed cholla

Aphelia viburnana compared with Cylindropuntia tunicata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	sheathed cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tortricidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Cylindropuntia
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Cylindropuntia tunicata

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

sheathed cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	sheathed cholla
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.

sheathed cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Chile, Colombia, Italy, and South Africa.

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.