Beggar'S-Buttons vs Sweat Bee

Arctium lappa compared with Lasioglossum leucozonium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Beggar'S-Buttons Sweat Bee
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Halictidae
Genus Arctium Lasioglossum
Species Arctium lappa Lasioglossum leucozonium

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Sweat Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Beggar'S-Buttons Sweat Bee
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).

Sweat Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Europe (5 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.

Sweat Bee

No description available.

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