Arctic Blue vs Flower Jumping Spider

Agriades aquilo compared with Attulus floricola

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Flower Jumping Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Flower Jumping Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Lycaenidae	Salticidae
Genus	Agriades	Attulus
Species	Agriades aquilo	Attulus floricola

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and Flower Jumping Spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Flower Jumping Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Flower Jumping Spider
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.

Flower Jumping Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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