Arctic daisy vs Headfly

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Hydrotaea irritans

Key Differences

Arctic daisy is Least Concern while Headfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Headfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muscidae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Hydrotaea
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Hydrotaea irritans

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Headfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Headfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic daisy

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

Headfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Arctic daisy

The Arctic daisy (Arctanthemum arcticum) is a species in the genus Arctanthemum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.