Beggar'S-Buttons vs Desert Orange-tip

Arctium lappa compared with Colotis evagore

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Desert Orange-tip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Desert Orange-tip
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)	Pieridae
Genus	Arctium	Colotis
Species	Arctium lappa	Colotis evagore

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Desert Orange-tip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Desert Orange-tip
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).

Desert Orange-tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Spain.

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.