Brown Oak Tortrix vs Slippery Jack

Archips crataegana compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Oak Tortrix	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Tortricidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Archips	Suillus
Species	Archips crataegana	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Brown Oak Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Oak Tortrix	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.