Alectryon vs Provençal Fritillary

Alectryon tropicus compared with Melitaea deione

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Provençal Fritillary is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Provençal Fritillary
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Sapindaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alectryon	Melitaea
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Melitaea deione

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Provençal Fritillary

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Provençal Fritillary
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

Provençal Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.