Bilberry Tortrix vs Düsterbiene

Aphelia viburnana compared with Stelis breviuscula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Düsterbiene
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Tortricidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Aphelia	Stelis
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Stelis breviuscula

Evolutionary Relationship

Bilberry Tortrix and Düsterbiene share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Düsterbiene

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Düsterbiene
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.

Düsterbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden