Beggar'S-Buttons vs Delta-spotted Spiketail

Arctium lappa compared with Cordulegaster diastatops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Delta-spotted Spiketail
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)	Cordulegastridae
Genus	Arctium	Cordulegaster
Species	Arctium lappa	Cordulegaster diastatops

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Delta-spotted Spiketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Delta-spotted Spiketail
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).

Delta-spotted Spiketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.