Notch-wing Button vs White-tipped Swift

Acleris emargana compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Notch-wing Button	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Tortricidae	Apodidae
Genus	Acleris	Aeronautes
Species	Acleris emargana	Aeronautes montivagus

Evolutionary Relationship

Notch-wing Button and White-tipped Swift share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Notch-wing Button

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Notch-wing Button	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Notch-wing Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway