Brown Oak Tortrix vs Green-eyed Hooktail

Archips crataegana compared with Onychogomphus forcipatus

Key Differences

• Brown Oak Tortrix is Least Concern while Green-eyed Hooktail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Oak Tortrix	Green-eyed Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Tortricidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Archips	Onychogomphus
Species	Archips crataegana	Onychogomphus forcipatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Oak Tortrix and Green-eyed Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Oak Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Green-eyed Hooktail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Oak Tortrix	Green-eyed Hooktail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Oak Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Green-eyed Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Brown Oak Tortrix

The Brown Oak Tortrix (Archips crataegana) is a species in the genus Archips. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden