Beggar'S-Buttons vs Bulgarian Ringlet

Arctium lappa compared with Erebia orientalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Bulgarian Ringlet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Arctium	Erebia
Species	Arctium lappa	Erebia orientalis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Bulgarian Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Bulgarian Ringlet
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).

Bulgarian Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Bulgaria and Serbia.

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.

Bulgarian Ringlet

The Bulgarian Ringlet (Erebia orientalis) is a species in the genus Erebia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.