Bird's Eye vs Purple-Shot Copper

Alectryon subcinereus compared with Lycaena alciphron

Key Differences

  • Bird's Eye is Least Concern while Purple-Shot Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Bird's Eye Purple-Shot Copper
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 Lycaena
Species Alectryon subcinereus Lycaena alciphron

Conservation Status

Bird's Eye

LC — Least Concern

Purple-Shot Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Bird's Eye Purple-Shot Copper
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bird's Eye

Habitat

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

Purple-Shot Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Bird's Eye

The Bird's Eye (Alectryon subcinereus) 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.

Purple-Shot Copper

No description available.

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