Arctic daisy vs Throat botfly

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Throat botfly
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)	Oestridae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Gasterophilus
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Gasterophilus nasalis

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Throat botfly
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.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.