Beggar'S-Buttons vs Waved Pincertail

Arctium lappa compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Beggar'S-Buttons is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Waved Pincertail
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)	Gomphidae
Genus	Arctium	Onychogomphus
Species	Arctium lappa	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Waved Pincertail
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).

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.