Arctic Blue vs Dog-Strangling Vine

Agriades aquilo compared with Vincetoxicum rossicum

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Dog-Strangling Vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Dog-Strangling Vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agriades	Vincetoxicum
Species	Agriades aquilo	Vincetoxicum rossicum

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Dog-Strangling Vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Dog-Strangling Vine
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.

Dog-Strangling Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden