Burdock Conch vs smooth hawkweed

Aethes rubigana compared with Hieracium laevigatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Burdock Conch	smooth hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Tortricidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aethes	Hieracium
Species	Aethes rubigana	Hieracium laevigatum

Conservation Status

Burdock Conch

LC — Least Concern

smooth hawkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Burdock Conch	smooth hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Burdock Conch

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

smooth hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Portugal.

Burdock Conch

The Burdock Conch (Aethes rubigana) is a species in the genus Aethes. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.