Birch Sober vs Lesser Whipwort

Anacampsis blattariella compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Sober	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Gelechiidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Anacampsis	Bazzania
Species	Anacampsis blattariella	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Birch Sober

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Sober	Lesser Whipwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Birch Sober

The Birch Sober (Anacampsis blattariella) is a species in the genus Anacampsis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.