Mountain Argus vs Northern Brown Argus

Aricia montensis compared with Aricia artaxerxes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Argus	Northern Brown Argus
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	Aricia	Aricia
Species	Aricia montensis	Aricia artaxerxes

Evolutionary Relationship

Mountain Argus and Northern Brown Argus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aricia.

Conservation Status

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Northern Brown Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Argus	Northern Brown Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

Northern Brown Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (32 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇩 Andorra