Fiery Copper vs Large Copper

Lycaena thetis compared with Lycaena dispar

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fiery Copper	Large Copper
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	Lycaena	Lycaena
Species	Lycaena thetis	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fiery Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fiery Copper	Large 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.

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Large Copper

大铜蝶（Lycaena dispar）在IUCN红色名录中被评为未评估（NE）。尚未根据IUCN红色名录标准进行评估，保护状况待定。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece 🇲🇰 North Macedonia