Autumn Snowflake vs Buff Button

Acis autumnalis compared with Acleris permutana

Key Differences

• Autumn Snowflake is Least Concern while Buff Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Autumn Snowflake	Buff Button
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Asparagales (Spargelartige)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Tortricidae
Genus	Acis	Acleris
Species	Acis autumnalis	Acleris permutana

Conservation Status

Autumn Snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Autumn Snowflake	Buff Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Autumn Snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Norway.

Buff Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Autumn Snowflake

The Autumn Snowflake (Acis autumnalis) is a species in the genus Acis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Buff Button

The Buff Button (Acleris permutana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.