Large Copper vs Purple-Shot Copper

Lycaena dispar compared with Lycaena alciphron

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Copper	Purple-Shot Copper
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	Lycaena	Lycaena
Species	Lycaena dispar	Lycaena alciphron

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Copper and Purple-Shot Copper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lycaena.

Conservation Status

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Purple-Shot Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Copper	Purple-Shot Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Purple-Shot Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Large Copper

オオテングアゲハシジミ（Lycaena dispar）はIUCNレッドリストで未評価（NE）に分類されている。IUCNレッドリストの基準に対してまだ評価されておらず、保全状況は今後決定される予定である。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 29 countries:

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