Brown Oak Tortrix vs Grey Catchfly

Archips crataegana compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Brown Oak Tortrix is Least Concern while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Oak Tortrix	Grey Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Tortricidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Archips	Silene
Species	Archips crataegana	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

Brown Oak Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Oak Tortrix	Grey Catchfly
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.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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

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.