Beggar'S-Buttons vs Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Arctium lappa compared with Pollenia angustigena

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Polleniidae
Genus Arctium Pollenia
Species Arctium lappa Pollenia angustigena

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly
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).

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Narrow-Cheeked Clusterfly

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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