Adonis Blue vs Alfken's Mini-miner

Lysandra bellargus compared with Andrena alfkenella

Key Differences

• Adonis Blue is Least Concern while Alfken's Mini-miner is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Adonis Blue	Alfken's Mini-miner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Lycaenidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Lysandra	Andrena
Species	Lysandra bellargus	Andrena alfkenella

Evolutionary Relationship

Adonis Blue and Alfken's Mini-miner share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Adonis Blue

LC — Least Concern

Alfken's Mini-miner

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Adonis Blue	Alfken's Mini-miner
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adonis Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Alfken's Mini-miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Adonis Blue

The Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus) is a species in the genus Lysandra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats, found across Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, and Belgium.

Alfken's Mini-miner

The Alfken's Mini-miner (Andrena alfkenella) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg