Arctic Blue vs Large Copper

Agriades aquilo compared with Lycaena dispar

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Large Copper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Large Copper
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Lycaenidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Agriades	Lycaena
Species	Agriades aquilo	Lycaena dispar

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and Large Copper share a common ancestor at the Family level: Lycaenidae.

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Large Copper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Large Copper
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.

Large Copper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 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.

Large Copper

Large Copper (Lycaena dispar) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden