Beggar'S-Buttons vs Hop Flea Beetle

Arctium lappa compared with Psylliodes attenuata

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Hop Flea Beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Hop Flea Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Arctium	Psylliodes
Species	Arctium lappa	Psylliodes attenuata

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Hop Flea Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Hop Flea Beetle
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).

Hop Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden