Arctic Blue vs Flaky-barked Tea-tree

Agriades aquilo compared with Leptospermum trinervium

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Flaky-barked Tea-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Flaky-barked Tea-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Agriades	Leptospermum
Species	Agriades aquilo	Leptospermum trinervium

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Flaky-barked Tea-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Flaky-barked Tea-tree
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.

Flaky-barked Tea-tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.