Arctic Blue vs crested arrowhead

Agriades aquilo compared with Sagittaria cristata

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while crested arrowhead is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Agriades	Sagittaria
Species	Agriades aquilo	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	crested arrowhead
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.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.