Arctic daisy vs Woundwort Shieldbug

Arctanthemum arcticum compared with Eysarcoris venustissimus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic daisy	Woundwort Shieldbug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pentatomidae
Genus	Arctanthemum	Eysarcoris
Species	Arctanthemum arcticum	Eysarcoris venustissimus

Conservation Status

Arctic daisy

LC — Least Concern

Woundwort Shieldbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic daisy	Woundwort Shieldbug
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.

Woundwort Shieldbug

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.