Acleris cristana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Tufted Button)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Acleris cristana (Tufted Button)
Genus	Acleris (a genus of tortrix moths)
Tribe	Tortricini (a tribe of moths)
Subfamily	TORTRICINAE (a subfamily of moths)
Family	TORTRICIDAE (tortrix moths)
Superfamily	TORTRICOIDEA (cochylid and tortrix moths)
Clade	Apoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Ditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
Infraorder	Heteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
Suborder	GLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
Order	LEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division	Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
Infraclass	Neoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
Subclass	PTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
Class	INSECTA (true insects)
Subphylum	HEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
Phylum	ARTHROPODA (arthropods)
Superphylum	ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
Clade	Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
Subkingdom	EUMETAZOA (metazoans)
Kingdom	ANIMALIA (animals)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Acleris cristana is also a member of:
Leaf-miner moths - moths with leaf-mining larvae (via Tortricidae)
Microlepidoptera - micro-moths (via Tortricoidea)
Invertebrates - Invertebrates (via Arthropoda)

Records of Acleris cristana (Tufted Button) :
1: Acleris cristana (Tufted Button)
9 Apr 2020	OSGR: SU00	50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W	Vice County: Dorset (VC 9)	England
at fluorescent light sheet, in evening

Acleris cristana (Tufted Button) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Acleris
(a genus of tortrix moths)

TORTRICIDAE
(tortrix moths)

TORTRICOIDEA
(cochylid and tortrix moths)

Ditrysia
(butterflies and most moths)

LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

INSECTA
(true insects)

HEXAPODA
(insects and other 6-legged organisms)

ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)

ANIMALIA
(animals)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Microlepidoptera
(micro-moths)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acleris cristana (Tufted Button)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acleris cristana (Tufted Button)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Acleris cristana is also a member of:

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