Beggar'S-Buttons vs Heath Damselbug

Arctium lappa compared with Nabis ericetorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Heath Damselbug
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)	Hemiptera (มวน)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Nabidae
Genus	Arctium	Nabis
Species	Arctium lappa	Nabis ericetorum

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Heath Damselbug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Heath Damselbug
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).

Heath Damselbug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.