Northern Brown Argus vs Spanish Argus

Aricia artaxerxes compared with Aricia morronensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Brown Argus	Spanish Argus
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	Aricia	Aricia
Species	Aricia artaxerxes	Aricia morronensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Brown Argus and Spanish Argus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aricia.

Conservation Status

Northern Brown Argus

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Brown Argus	Spanish Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Brown Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (32 countries).

Spanish Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇩 Andorra 🇫🇷 France