Bishop's Mitre vs Lorquin’s Blue

Aelia acuminata compared with Cupido lorquinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bishop's Mitre	Lorquin’s Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Pentatomidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Aelia	Cupido
Species	Aelia acuminata	Cupido lorquinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Bishop's Mitre and Lorquin’s Blue share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Bishop's Mitre

LC — Least Concern

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bishop's Mitre	Lorquin’s Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bishop's Mitre

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Bishop's Mitre

The Bishop's Mitre (Aelia acuminata) is a species in the genus Aelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.