Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Fiery Copper

Alkanna maleolens compared with Lycaena thetis

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Fiery Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fiery Copper
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Boraginaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Alkanna	Lycaena
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Lycaena thetis

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Fiery Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

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

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.