Brown oak slender vs Large Copper

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

• Brown oak slender is Least Concern while Large Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	Large Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Gracillariidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Acrocercops	Lycaena
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and Large Copper share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	Large Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Large Copper

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden