Ashy Button

Acleris sparsana

Ashy Button (Acleris sparsana)
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Acleris sparsana is a moth of the family Tortricidae found in Europe and Iran. It was first described in 1775 by the Austrian lepidopterists Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller. Source

Where is the Ashy Button now?

In the last 8 weeks it was recorded 164 times across 4 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).

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When does the Ashy Button arrive?

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

RegionFirst arrivalLast arrivalTypical peakAreas
Europe14 September 202614 September 202621 September 20261

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Arriving at the same time in Europe

Every arrival in Europe, month by month

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured · How it compares with human observers