Bilberry Tortrix vs Wild Pimento

Aphelia viburnana compared with Pimenta obscura

Key Differences

• Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Tortricidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Pimenta
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Pimenta obscura

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Wild Pimento
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.

Wild Pimento

Habitat

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

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.