Arctic Blue vs Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Agriades aquilo compared with Oenothera fallax

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Intermediate Evening-Primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Agriades	Oenothera
Species	Agriades aquilo	Oenothera fallax

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Intermediate Evening-Primrose
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.

Intermediate Evening-Primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (17 countries).

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