Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs large blue

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Belly-shaped Hard Grass is Least Concern while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	large blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Aegilops	Maculinea
Species	Aegilops ventricosa	Maculinea arion

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belly-shaped Hard Grass	large blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.