Bilberry Tortrix vs wild safflower

Aphelia viburnana compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tortricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aphelia	Carthamus
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	wild safflower
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 safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.