bastard copperleaf vs Mountain Argus

Acalypha chamaedrifolia compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bastard copperleaf	Mountain Argus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Acalypha	Aricia
Species	Acalypha chamaedrifolia	Aricia montensis

Conservation Status

bastard copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bastard copperleaf	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bastard copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

bastard copperleaf

The Bastard copperleaf (Acalypha chamaedrifolia) is a species in the genus Acalypha. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.