Bed-jacket vs large blue

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	large 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	Alectryon	Maculinea
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Maculinea arion

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	large blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

large blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.