Beggar'S-Buttons vs Variable Dancer

Arctium lappa compared with Argia fumipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beggar'S-Buttons	Variable Dancer
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Asterales (菊目)	Odonata (蜻蜓目)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Arctium	Argia
Species	Arctium lappa	Argia fumipennis

Conservation Status

Beggar'S-Buttons

LC — Least Concern

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beggar'S-Buttons	Variable Dancer
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).

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.