Beggar'S-Buttons vs Tufted Button

Arctium lappa compared with Acleris cristana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Tufted Button
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Asterales (อันดับทานตะวัน)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Tortricidae
Genus	Arctium	Acleris
Species	Arctium lappa	Acleris cristana

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Tufted Button
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).

Tufted Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan