Beggar'S-Buttons vs Flame Neb

Arctium lappa compared with Chrysoesthia drurella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Flame Neb
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)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Arctium	Chrysoesthia
Species	Arctium lappa	Chrysoesthia drurella

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Flame Neb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Flame Neb
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).

Flame Neb

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.