Bilberry Tortrix vs Bladder Fern

Aphelia viburnana compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Bilberry Tortrix is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Polypodiales (ウラボシ目)
Family	Tortricidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Cystopteris
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Bladder Fern
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.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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