Adonis Blue vs Bad-smelling Alkanet

Lysandra bellargus compared with Alkanna maleolens

Key Differences

  • Adonis Blue is Least Concern while Bad-smelling Alkanet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Adonis Blue Bad-smelling Alkanet
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (plantas)
Phylum Arthropoda (artrópode) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (inseto) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family Lycaenidae Boraginaceae
Genus Lysandra Alkanna
Species Lysandra bellargus Alkanna maleolens

Conservation Status

Adonis Blue

LC — Least Concern

Bad-smelling Alkanet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Adonis Blue Bad-smelling Alkanet
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Adonis Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Bad-smelling Alkanet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Adonis Blue

The Adonis Blue (Lysandra bellargus) is a species in the genus Lysandra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species inhabits Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats, found across Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, and Belgium.

Bad-smelling Alkanet

The Bad-smelling Alkanet (Alkanna maleolens) is a species in the genus Alkanna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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