Large Copper vs Purple-Shot Copper

Lycaena dispar compared with Lycaena alciphron

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Copper	Purple-Shot Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
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

A borboleta-de-cobre-grande (Lycaena dispar) está classificada como Não Avaliada (NE) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Ainda não foi avaliada de acordo com os critérios da Lista Vermelha da UICN. Seu estado de conservação ainda precisa ser determinado.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 29 countries:

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