Großer Feuerfalter vs Dukatenfalter

Lycaena dispar compared with Lycaena virgaureae

Key Differences

  • Großer Feuerfalter is Not Evaluated while Dukatenfalter is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Großer Feuerfalter Dukatenfalter
Kingdom same Animalia (Tier) Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer) Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same Insecta (Insekten) Insecta (Insekten)
Order same Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge) Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family same Lycaenidae Lycaenidae
Genus same Lycaena Lycaena
Species Lycaena dispar Lycaena virgaureae

Evolutionary Relationship

Großer Feuerfalter and Dukatenfalter share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lycaena.

Conservation Status

Großer Feuerfalter

NE — Not Evaluated

Dukatenfalter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Großer Feuerfalter Dukatenfalter
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Großer Feuerfalter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Dukatenfalter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (38 countries).

Großer Feuerfalter

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.

Dukatenfalter

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.

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