Beggar'S-Buttons vs Elder aphid

Arctium lappa compared with Aphis sambuci

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Elder aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Elder aphid
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)	Aphididae
Genus	Arctium	Aphis
Species	Arctium lappa	Aphis sambuci

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Elder aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Elder aphid
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).

Elder aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States