Bilberry Tortrix vs pine echium

Aphelia viburnana compared with Echium pininana

Key Differences

• Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while pine echium is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	pine echium
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Tortricidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Echium
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Echium pininana

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

pine echium

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	pine echium
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilberry Tortrix

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

pine echium

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bilberry Tortrix

The Bilberry Tortrix (Aphelia viburnana) is a species in the genus Aphelia. 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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium