Ashy Button vs common greasewort

Acleris sparsana compared with Aneura pinguis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	common greasewort
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Marchantiophyta (نباتات كبدية)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Jungermanniopsida (جنغرمنانية)
Order	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Tortricidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Acleris	Aneura
Species	Acleris sparsana	Aneura pinguis

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

common greasewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	common greasewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

common greasewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

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

Ashy Button

Ashy button (Acleris sparsana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

common greasewort

<em>Aneura pinguis</em>, commonly known as common greasewort, is a liverwort belonging to the genus Aneura within the family Aneuraceae. This cryptogamic plant inhabits ecosystems across Asia, Europe, and North America, thriving in moist or waterlogged environments. Its range encompasses Taiwan in Asia, six European countries, the United States in North America, and Brazil and Colombia in South America, indicating a broad geographic distribution across multiple continents. Common greasewort is assessed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species typically forms flat, ribbon-like thalli in damp habitats such as stream banks, wet rocks, and boggy ground. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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