Buff Button vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Acleris permutana compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Buff Button is Vulnerable while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff Button	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)
Family	Tortricidae	Elateridae
Genus	Acleris	Ampedus
Species	Acleris permutana	Ampedus cardinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff Button and Cardinal Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Conservation Status

Buff Button

VU — Vulnerable

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff Button	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Cardinal Click Beetle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Cardinal Click Beetle

The Cardinal Click Beetle (Ampedus cardinalis) is a species in the genus Ampedus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden