Meadow-sweet Button vs Sallow Button

Acleris shepherdana compared with Acleris hastiana

Key Differences

• Meadow-sweet Button is Near Threatened while Sallow Button is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meadow-sweet Button	Sallow Button
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 same	Tortricidae	Tortricidae
Genus same	Acleris	Acleris
Species	Acleris shepherdana	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Meadow-sweet Button and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Acleris.

Conservation Status

Meadow-sweet Button

NT — Near Threatened

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meadow-sweet Button	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meadow-sweet Button

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.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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