Arctic Blue vs Early Forget-Me-Not

Agriades aquilo compared with Myosotis ramosissima

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Early Forget-Me-Not is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Early Forget-Me-Not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Agriades	Myosotis
Species	Agriades aquilo	Myosotis ramosissima

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Early Forget-Me-Not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Early Forget-Me-Not
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.

Early Forget-Me-Not

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Chile).

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