Burdock Conch vs Smooth Winterberry

Aethes rubigana compared with Ilex laevigata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burdock Conch	Smooth Winterberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Tortricidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Aethes	Ilex
Species	Aethes rubigana	Ilex laevigata

Conservation Status

Burdock Conch

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Winterberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burdock Conch	Smooth Winterberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burdock Conch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Smooth Winterberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Burdock Conch

The Burdock Conch (Aethes rubigana) is a species in the genus Aethes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.