Arctic Blue vs false pepperwort

Agriades aquilo compared with Marsilea crenata

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while false pepperwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Agriades	Marsilea
Species	Agriades aquilo	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.