Ashy Button vs Barbaricina Colombine

Acleris sparsana compared with Aquilegia barbaricina

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Barbaricina Colombine is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Barbaricina Colombine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Tortricidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Acleris	Aquilegia
Species	Acleris sparsana	Aquilegia barbaricina

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Barbaricina Colombine

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Barbaricina Colombine
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.

Barbaricina Colombine

Habitat

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

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.

Barbaricina Colombine

The Barbaricina Colombine (Aquilegia barbaricina) is a species in the genus Aquilegia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.