Meleager'S Blue vs Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue

Polyommatus daphnis compared with Polyommatus fabressei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Meleager'S Blue	Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue
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	Polyommatus	Polyommatus
Species	Polyommatus daphnis	Polyommatus fabressei

Evolutionary Relationship

Meleager'S Blue and Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Polyommatus.

Conservation Status

Meleager'S Blue

LC — Least Concern

Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Meleager'S Blue	Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Meleager'S Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 countries).

Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain