brown argus vs Mountain Argus

Aricia agestis compared with Aricia montensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	brown argus	Mountain Argus
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	Aricia	Aricia
Species	Aricia agestis	Aricia montensis

Evolutionary Relationship

brown argus and Mountain Argus share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aricia.

Conservation Status

brown argus

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	brown argus	Mountain Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

brown argus

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (33 countries).

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

brown argus

棕阿古斯蝶（Aricia agestis）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）物种。分布广泛，种群数量丰富且稳定，无紧迫保护问题。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain