Bilberry Tortrix vs Floating Fern

Aphelia viburnana compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilberry Tortrix	Floating 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)	Salviniales (水生シダ類)
Family	Tortricidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Aphelia	Salvinia
Species	Aphelia viburnana	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Bilberry Tortrix

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilberry Tortrix	Floating 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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden