Large Copper vs scarce copper

Lycaena dispar compared with Lycaena virgaureae

Key Differences

Large Copper is Not Evaluated while scarce copper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Copper	scarce 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 dispar	Lycaena virgaureae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Genus: Lycaena

Conservation Status

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

scarce copper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Copper	scarce copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

scarce copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (38 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.

scarce copper

scarce copper (Lycaena virgaureae) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.