Mountain Argus vs Spanish Argus

Aricia montensis compared with Aricia morronensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mountain Argus	Spanish 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 montensis	Aricia morronensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mountain Argus

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mountain Argus	Spanish Argus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mountain Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Portugal, and Spain.

Spanish Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, France, and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇩 Andorra 🇪🇸 Spain