Large Copper vs Purple-Shot Copper

Lycaena dispar compared with Lycaena alciphron

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Copper	Purple-Shot 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 dispar	Lycaena alciphron

Evolutionary Relationship

Large Copper and Purple-Shot Copper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lycaena.

Conservation Status

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Purple-Shot Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Copper	Purple-Shot Copper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries).

Purple-Shot 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 29 countries:

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