protée vs azuré du serpolet

Maculinea alcon compared with Maculinea arion

Key Differences

• protée is Endangered while azuré du serpolet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	protée	azuré du serpolet
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	Maculinea	Maculinea
Species	Maculinea alcon	Maculinea arion

Evolutionary Relationship

protée and azuré du serpolet share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Maculinea.

Conservation Status

protée

EN — Endangered

azuré du serpolet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	protée	azuré du serpolet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

protée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

azuré du serpolet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

protée

The Alcon blue (Maculinea alcon) is a species in the genus Maculinea. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden