Beggar'S-Buttons vs Braconid parasite

Arctium lappa compared with Chrysocharis liriomyzae

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Braconid parasite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Braconid parasite
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Eulophidae
Genus	Arctium	Chrysocharis
Species	Arctium lappa	Chrysocharis liriomyzae

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Braconid parasite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Braconid parasite
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).

Braconid parasite

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Braconid parasite

The Braconid parasite (Chrysocharis liriomyzae) is a species in the genus Chrysocharis. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It is found in Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States