Arctic Blue vs Gambia-pea

Agriades aquilo compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Gambia-pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lycaenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agriades	Crotalaria
Species	Agriades aquilo	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Gambia-pea
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.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

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.