Bad-smelling Alkanet vs Lorquin’s Blue

Alkanna maleolens compared with Cupido lorquinii

Key Differences

• Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered while Lorquin’s Blue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lorquin’s Blue
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	Cupido
Species	Alkanna maleolens	Cupido lorquinii

Conservation Status

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bad-smelling Alkanet	Lorquin’s Blue
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.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.