Collier de corail vs Argus de Verity

Aricia agestis compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Collier de corail	Argus de Verity
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 same	Aricia	Aricia
Species	Aricia agestis	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Collier de corail and Argus de Verity share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aricia.

Conservation Status

Collier de corail

LC — Least Concern

Argus de Verity

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Collier de corail	Argus de Verity
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Collier de corail

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (33 countries).

Argus de Verity

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

Collier de corail

brown argus (Aricia agestis) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain