Beggar'S-Buttons vs Seedcorn maggot

Arctium lappa compared with Delia platura

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Seedcorn maggot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Seedcorn maggot
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)	Anthomyiidae
Genus	Arctium	Delia
Species	Arctium lappa	Delia platura

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Seedcorn maggot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Seedcorn maggot
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).

Seedcorn maggot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States