Ashy Button vs beaded chestnut

Acleris sparsana compared with Agrochola lychnidis

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while beaded chestnut is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	beaded chestnut
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Tortricidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Acleris	Agrochola
Species	Acleris sparsana	Agrochola lychnidis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and beaded chestnut share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (ผีเสื้อ)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

beaded chestnut

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	beaded chestnut
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.

beaded chestnut

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.

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.

beaded chestnut

The Beaded chestnut (Agrochola lychnidis) is a species in the genus Agrochola. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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