Common Blue vs Mother-of-pearl Blue

Polyommatus icarus compared with Polyommatus nivescens

Key Differences

• Common Blue is Least Concern while Mother-of-pearl Blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Blue	Mother-of-pearl Blue
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	Polyommatus	Polyommatus
Species	Polyommatus icarus	Polyommatus nivescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Blue and Mother-of-pearl Blue share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Polyommatus.

Conservation Status

Common Blue

LC — Least Concern

Mother-of-pearl Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Blue	Mother-of-pearl Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Blue

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (40 countries), and North America (United States).

Mother-of-pearl Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Common Blue

イカルスヒメシジミ（Polyommatus icarus）は、IUCNレッドリストで軽度懸念（LC）に分類されています。分布域全域に広く分布し、個体群は安定しており、即座の保全上の懸念はありません。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain