Beggar'S-Buttons vs Cretan Bluet

Arctium lappa compared with Coenagrion intermedium

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Cretan Bluet is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cretan Bluet
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Arctium	Coenagrion
Species	Arctium lappa	Coenagrion intermedium

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Bluet

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cretan Bluet
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).

Cretan Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.