Bed-jacket vs Mountain Argus

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bed-jacket Mountain Argus
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 Aricia
Species Alectryon tomentosus Aricia montensis

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bed-jacket Mountain Argus
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.

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

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.

Mountain Argus

No description available.

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