Meadow-sweet Button vs Northern Button

Acleris shepherdana compared with Acleris lipsiana

Key Differences

• Meadow-sweet Button is Near Threatened while Northern Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow-sweet Button	Northern Button
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 same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Acleris	Acleris
Species	Acleris shepherdana	Acleris lipsiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Meadow-sweet Button and Northern Button share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acleris.

Conservation Status

Meadow-sweet Button

NT — Near Threatened

Northern Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow-sweet Button	Northern Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow-sweet Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Northern Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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