Fiery Copper vs Purple-Shot Copper

Lycaena thetis compared with Lycaena alciphron

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Copper	Purple-Shot 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 alciphron

Evolutionary Relationship

Fiery Copper and Purple-Shot Copper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lycaena.

Conservation Status

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Purple-Shot Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Copper	Purple-Shot 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.

Purple-Shot Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇲🇰 North Macedonia