Beggar'S-Buttons vs Hartig's pine scale

Arctium lappa compared with Leucaspis lowi

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Hartig's pine scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Hartig's pine scale
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)	Diaspididae
Genus	Arctium	Leucaspis
Species	Arctium lappa	Leucaspis lowi

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Hartig's pine scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Hartig's pine scale
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).

Hartig's pine scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden