Arctic Blue vs Dartmoor Hawkweed

Agriades aquilo compared with Hieracium patale

Key Differences

Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Dartmoor Hawkweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Dartmoor Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Lycaenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agriades	Hieracium
Species	Agriades aquilo	Hieracium patale

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Dartmoor Hawkweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Dartmoor Hawkweed
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.

Dartmoor Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.