Grosse Klette vs Gall midge

Arctium lappa compared with Contarinia nasturtii

Key Differences

• Grosse Klette is Least Concern while Gall midge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grosse Klette	Gall midge
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Asterales (Asternartige)	Diptera (Zweiflügler)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cecidomyiidae
Genus	Arctium	Contarinia
Species	Arctium lappa	Contarinia nasturtii

Conservation Status

Grosse Klette

LC — Least Concern

Gall midge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grosse Klette	Gall midge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grosse Klette

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).

Gall midge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Grosse Klette

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States