Beggar'S-Buttons vs Kroon's Skipper

Arctium lappa compared with Calleagris krooni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Kroon's Skipper
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)	Hesperiidae
Genus	Arctium	Calleagris
Species	Arctium lappa	Calleagris krooni

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Kroon's Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Kroon's Skipper
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).

Kroon's Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.