Arctic Blue vs Hard Alectryon

Agriades aquilo compared with Alectryon subdentatus

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Hard Alectryon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Hard Alectryon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Agriades	Alectryon
Species	Agriades aquilo	Alectryon subdentatus

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Hard Alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Hard Alectryon
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.

Hard Alectryon

Habitat

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

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.