Ashy Button vs Broken Hill Gidgee

Acleris sparsana compared with Acacia loderi

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Broken Hill Gidgee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Broken Hill Gidgee
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Tortricidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Acleris	Acacia
Species	Acleris sparsana	Acacia loderi

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Broken Hill Gidgee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Broken Hill Gidgee
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.

Broken Hill Gidgee

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.

Broken Hill Gidgee

The Broken Hill Gidgee (Acacia loderi) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.