Arctic Blue vs Lapland Reedgrass

Agriades aquilo compared with Calamagrostis lapponica

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Lapland Reedgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Lapland Reedgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Lycaenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agriades	Calamagrostis
Species	Agriades aquilo	Calamagrostis lapponica

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Lapland Reedgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Lapland Reedgrass
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.

Lapland Reedgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden