alpine silverwort vs Lorquin’s Blue

Anthelia julacea compared with Cupido lorquinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Lorquin’s Blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Antheliaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Anthelia	Cupido
Species	Anthelia julacea	Cupido lorquinii

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Lorquin’s Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.