Beggar'S-Buttons vs Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Arctium lappa compared with Nomada ruficornis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Fork-jawed Nomad Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Apidae (Bees)
Genus Arctium Nomada
Species Arctium lappa Nomada ruficornis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Fork-jawed Nomad Bee
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).

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Fork-jawed Nomad Bee

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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