Arctic Blue vs Lemon beebrush

Agriades aquilo compared with Aloysia citrodora

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Lemon beebrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Lemon beebrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Verbenaceae
Genus	Agriades	Aloysia
Species	Agriades aquilo	Aloysia citrodora

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Lemon beebrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Lemon beebrush
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.

Lemon beebrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Greece, Italy), North America (Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.