Ashy Button vs Coppery Sprite

Acleris sparsana compared with Arielulus cuprosus

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Coppery Sprite is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Coppery Sprite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Tortricidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Acleris	Arielulus
Species	Acleris sparsana	Arielulus cuprosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Coppery Sprite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Coppery Sprite

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Coppery Sprite
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.

Coppery Sprite

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.