Beggar'S-Buttons vs Cretan Argus

Arctium lappa compared with Kretania psylorita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cretan Argus
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Asterales (астроцветные)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Arctium	Kretania
Species	Arctium lappa	Kretania psylorita

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Cretan Argus
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).

Cretan Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.