Bilberry Tortrix vs southern elder

Aphelia viburnana compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	southern elder
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	Sambucus
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.