alpine lady's-mantle vs Green-Underside Blue

Alchemilla alpina compared with Glaucopsyche alexis

Key Differences

• alpine lady's-mantle is Least Concern while Green-Underside Blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	Green-Underside Blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Glaucopsyche
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Glaucopsyche alexis

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

Green-Underside Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	Green-Underside Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Green-Underside Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (37 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden