Bosnian Blue vs cuivré des marais

Agriades dardanus compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

• Bosnian Blue is Near Threatened while cuivré des marais is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bosnian Blue	cuivré des marais
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Lycaenidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Agriades	Lycaena
Species	Agriades dardanus	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

Bosnian Blue and cuivré des marais share a common ancestor at the Family level: Lycaenidae.

Conservation Status

Bosnian Blue

NT — Near Threatened

cuivré des marais

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bosnian Blue	cuivré des marais
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bosnian Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

cuivré des marais

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Bosnian Blue

The Bosnian Blue (Agriades dardanus) is a species in the genus Agriades. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

cuivré des marais

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇬🇷 Greece 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇷🇺 Russia 🇺🇦 Ukraine