Ashy Button vs Lichen Button

Acleris sparsana compared with Acleris literana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Lichen Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Acleris	Acleris
Species	Acleris sparsana	Acleris literana

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Lichen Button share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acleris.

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Lichen Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Lichen Button
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.

Lichen Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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