Bloodwort vs Dark Grass Blue

Achillea millefolium compared with Zizeeria karsandra

Key Differences

• Bloodwort is Least Concern while Dark Grass Blue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bloodwort	Dark Grass Blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Achillea	Zizeeria
Species	Achillea millefolium	Zizeeria karsandra

Conservation Status

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Dark Grass Blue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bloodwort	Dark Grass Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Dark Grass Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, and Taiwan.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇹🇼 Taiwan