Beggar'S-Buttons vs Eastern Orange Tip

Arctium lappa compared with Anthocharis damone

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Eastern 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 Anthocharis
Species Arctium lappa Anthocharis damone

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Eastern 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).

Eastern Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Albania, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, 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.

Eastern Orange Tip

No description available.

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