Brown Oak Tortrix vs Root-headed Centaury

Archips crataegana compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Brown Oak Tortrix is Least Concern while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Oak Tortrix	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tortricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Archips	Centaurea
Species	Archips crataegana	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Brown Oak Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Oak Tortrix	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

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.