Black-Eyed Blue vs Green-Underside Blue

Glaucopsyche melanops compared with Glaucopsyche alexis

Key Differences

• Black-Eyed Blue is Least Concern while Green-Underside Blue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-Eyed Blue	Green-Underside Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family same	Lycaenidae	Lycaenidae
Genus same	Glaucopsyche	Glaucopsyche
Species	Glaucopsyche melanops	Glaucopsyche alexis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-Eyed Blue and Green-Underside Blue share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Glaucopsyche.

Conservation Status

Black-Eyed Blue

LC — Least Concern

Green-Underside Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-Eyed Blue	Green-Underside Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-Eyed Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.

Green-Underside Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (37 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black-Eyed Blue

The Black-Eyed Blue (Glaucopsyche melanops) is a species in the genus Glaucopsyche. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain