alpine silverwort vs scarce large blue

Anthelia julacea compared with Maculinea teleius

Key Differences

• alpine silverwort is Least Concern while scarce large blue is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	scarce large 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	Maculinea
Species	Anthelia julacea	Maculinea teleius

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

scarce large blue

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	scarce large 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.

scarce large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.