Buff-Tipped Marble vs Plum Tortrix

Hedya ochroleucana compared with Hedya pruniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-Tipped Marble	Plum Tortrix
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Hedya	Hedya
Species	Hedya ochroleucana	Hedya pruniana

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-Tipped Marble and Plum Tortrix share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hedya.

Conservation Status

Buff-Tipped Marble

LC — Least Concern

Plum Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-Tipped Marble	Plum Tortrix
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-Tipped Marble

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Plum Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Buff-Tipped Marble

The Buff-Tipped Marble (Hedya ochroleucana) is a species in the genus Hedya. 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