Alectryon vs Mountain Argus

Alectryon tropicus compared with Aricia montensis

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Mountain Argus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Mountain Argus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Alectryon	Aricia
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Aricia montensis

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.