Fiery Copper vs Large Copper

Lycaena thetis compared with Lycaena dispar

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Copper	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 same	Lycaenidae	Lycaenidae
Genus same	Lycaena	Lycaena
Species	Lycaena thetis	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

Fiery Copper and Large Copper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lycaena.

Conservation Status

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Copper	Large Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇲🇰 North Macedonia