Canary Islands Blue Butterfly vs Fenshuiling Stick Insect

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Canary Islands Blue Butterfly Fenshuiling Stick Insect
Scientific Name Cyclyrius webbianus Neohirasea fenshuilingensis
Order Lepidoptera Phasmatodea
Family Lycaenidae Lonchodidae
Size 22-28 mm wingspan 5-7 cm
Habitat Heathland Grasslands
Diet Herbivores Herbivores
Regions Canary Islands China (Guangdong)
Conservation Not Evaluated Data Deficient

Canary Islands Blue Butterfly

A small endemic blue butterfly found on the Canary Islands. Males have bright violet-blue upperwings and females are browner.

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Did You Know?

It is the only representative of its genus and is entirely restricted to the Canary archipelago.

Fenshuiling Stick Insect

A recently described stick insect from the Fenshuiling Nature Reserve in China. It has dark brown coloring and a slender body.

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Did You Know?

It was discovered during a biodiversity survey of one of China's richest subtropical forest reserves.