Alectryon vs scarce large blue

Alectryon tropicus compared with Maculinea teleius

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while scarce large blue is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	scarce large blue
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	Maculinea
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Maculinea teleius

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

scarce large blue

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	scarce large blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

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

scarce large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.