Fiery Copper vs scarce copper

Lycaena thetis compared with Lycaena virgaureae

Key Differences

• Fiery Copper is Not Evaluated while scarce copper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Copper	scarce copper
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	Lycaena	Lycaena
Species	Lycaena thetis	Lycaena virgaureae

Evolutionary Relationship

Fiery Copper and scarce copper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lycaena.

Conservation Status

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

scarce copper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Copper	scarce copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fiery Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Greece and North Macedonia.

scarce copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (38 countries).

scarce copper

scarce copper (Lycaena virgaureae) 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 2 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇲🇰 North Macedonia