Ashy Button vs bristly bearberry

Acleris sparsana compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ashy Button bristly bearberry
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Ericales (Ericales)
Family Tortricidae Ericaceae
Genus Acleris Arctostaphylos
Species Acleris sparsana Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ashy Button bristly bearberry
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.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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