black-calabash vs large blue

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• black-calabash is Least Concern while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	large blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Maculinea
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Maculinea arion

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	large blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.

black-calabash

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