Butterfly-leaf vs large blue

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• Butterfly-leaf is Least Concern while large blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	large blue
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Fabaceae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Maculinea
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Maculinea arion

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

large blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	large blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

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.

Butterfly-leaf

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