Arctic Blue vs Big Chickweed

Agriades aquilo compared with Cerastium holosteoides

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Big Chickweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Big Chickweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Agriades	Cerastium
Species	Agriades aquilo	Cerastium holosteoides

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Big Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Big Chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Big Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Norway, Russia, and United States.

Arctic Blue

The Arctic Blue (Agriades aquilo) is a species in the genus Agriades. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Big Chickweed

The Big Chickweed (Cerastium holosteoides) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia