Black Bent vs Ginger Button

Agrostis gigantea compared with Acleris aspersana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Ginger Button
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Poales (イネ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Tortricidae
Genus	Agrostis	Acleris
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Acleris aspersana

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Ginger Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Ginger Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Ginger Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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