Beggar'S-Buttons vs Straw-colored Sylph

Arctium lappa compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Libellulidae
Genus Arctium Macrothemis
Species Arctium lappa Macrothemis inacuta

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Straw-colored Sylph
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).

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Straw-colored Sylph

No description available.

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