Arctic Blue vs Large Red-tailed Humble-bee

Agriades aquilo compared with Bombus lapidarius

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Large Red-tailed Humble-bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Large Red-tailed Humble-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Lycaenidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Agriades	Bombus
Species	Agriades aquilo	Bombus lapidarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and Large Red-tailed Humble-bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Large Red-tailed Humble-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Large Red-tailed Humble-bee
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 Red-tailed Humble-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden