Beggar'S-Buttons vs Citrus mealybug

Arctium lappa compared with Planococcus citri

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Citrus mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Citrus mealybug
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)	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Arctium	Planococcus
Species	Arctium lappa	Planococcus citri

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Citrus mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Citrus mealybug
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).

Citrus mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Citrus mealybug

The Citrus mealybug (Planococcus citri) is a species in the genus Planococcus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 11 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States