alcon blue vs Altai Onion

Maculinea alcon compared with Allium altaicum

Key Differences

• alcon blue is Endangered while Altai Onion is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alcon blue	Altai Onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Maculinea	Allium
Species	Maculinea alcon	Allium altaicum

Conservation Status

alcon blue

EN — Endangered

Altai Onion

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alcon blue	Altai Onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alcon blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Altai Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

alcon blue

The Alcon blue (Maculinea alcon) is a species in the genus Maculinea. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Altai Onion

The Altai Onion (Allium altaicum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.