brown argus vs Mountain Argus

Aricia agestis compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown argus	Mountain Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family same	Lycaenidae	Lycaenidae
Genus same	Aricia	Aricia
Species	Aricia agestis	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown argus and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aricia.

Conservation Status

brown argus

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown argus	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown argus

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

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

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

brown argus

ブラウンアーガス（Aricia agestis）はIUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されています。分布域全体で広く豊富に生息し、個体数は安定しており、即座の保全上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain