Arctic Blue vs Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

Agriades aquilo compared with Cardamine pentaphyllos

Key Differences

Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Five-leaflet Bitter-cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Agriades	Cardamine
Species	Agriades aquilo	Cardamine pentaphyllos

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Five-leaflet Bitter-cress
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.

Five-leaflet Bitter-cress

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.