Beggar'S-Buttons vs Iolas Blue

Arctium lappa compared with Iolana debilitata

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Iolas Blue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Iolas Blue
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)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Arctium	Iolana
Species	Arctium lappa	Iolana debilitata

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Iolas Blue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Iolas Blue
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).

Iolas Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Spain.

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.