Beggar'S-Buttons vs Belted spider beetle

Arctium lappa compared with Ptinus bicinctus

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Belted spider beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Belted spider beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Ptinidae
Genus	Arctium	Ptinus
Species	Arctium lappa	Ptinus bicinctus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Belted spider beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Belted spider beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beggar'S-Buttons

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (North Korea, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

Belted spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (26 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Beggar'S-Buttons

The Beggar'S-Buttons (Arctium lappa) is a species in the genus Arctium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Belted spider beetle

The Belted spider beetle (Ptinus bicinctus) is a species in the genus Ptinus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇦 Canada 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States