American Buckeye vs Lorquin’s Blue

Aesculus glabra compared with Cupido lorquinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Lorquin’s 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	Aesculus	Cupido
Species	Aesculus glabra	Cupido lorquinii

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Lorquin’s Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.