Ashy Button vs Brown-veined Wainscot

Acleris sparsana compared with Archanara dissoluta

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Brown-veined Wainscot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Brown-veined Wainscot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tortricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Acleris	Archanara
Species	Acleris sparsana	Archanara dissoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Brown-veined Wainscot share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Brown-veined Wainscot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Brown-veined Wainscot
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.

Brown-veined Wainscot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Brown-veined Wainscot

The Brown-veined Wainscot (Archanara dissoluta) is a species in the genus Archanara. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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