Beggar'S-Buttons vs Long Tom Widow

Arctium lappa compared with Dingana angusta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Long Tom Widow
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) Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Arctium Dingana
Species Arctium lappa Dingana angusta

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Long Tom Widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Long Tom Widow
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).

Long Tom Widow

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.

Long Tom Widow

No description available.

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