Common Blue vs Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue

Polyommatus icarus compared with Polyommatus fabressei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Blue	Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Lycaenidae	Lycaenidae
Genus same	Polyommatus	Polyommatus
Species	Polyommatus icarus	Polyommatus fabressei

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Blue and Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Polyommatus.

Conservation Status

Common Blue

LC — Least Concern

Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Blue	Oberthür’s Anomalous 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).

Oberthür’s Anomalous Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Spain.

Common Blue

Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇪🇸 Spain