Juniper Conch, Pale Juniper Webworm vs Samphire Conch

Aethes rutilana compared with Aethes bilbaensis

Key Differences

• Juniper Conch, Pale Juniper Webworm is Least Concern while Samphire Conch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Juniper Conch, Pale Juniper Webworm	Samphire Conch
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	Aethes	Aethes
Species	Aethes rutilana	Aethes bilbaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Juniper Conch, Pale Juniper Webworm and Samphire Conch share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aethes.

Conservation Status

Juniper Conch, Pale Juniper Webworm

LC — Least Concern

Samphire Conch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Juniper Conch, Pale Juniper Webworm	Samphire Conch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Juniper Conch, Pale Juniper Webworm

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Samphire Conch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark