Brown Oak Tortrix vs Pill Beetle

Archips crataegana compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Oak Tortrix	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Tortricidae	Byrrhidae
Genus	Archips	Byrrhus
Species	Archips crataegana	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Oak Tortrix and Pill Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Oak Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Oak Tortrix	Pill Beetle
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.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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