Beggar'S-Buttons vs ornate aphid

Arctium lappa compared with Myzus ornatus

Key Differences

Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while ornate aphid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	ornate aphid
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Aphididae
Genus	Arctium	Myzus
Species	Arctium lappa	Myzus ornatus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

ornate aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	ornate aphid
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).

ornate aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (27 countries), and North America (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.