Bilberry Tortrix vs Spiked pepper

Aphelia viburnana compared with Piper aduncum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Spiked pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Tortricidae	Piperaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Piper
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Piper aduncum

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Spiked pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Spiked pepper
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.

Spiked pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.