Brown Oak Tortrix vs limestone fern

Archips crataegana compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Brown Oak Tortrix is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Oak Tortrix	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Tortricidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Archips	Gymnocarpium
Species	Archips crataegana	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Brown Oak Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Oak Tortrix	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden