Arctic Blue vs

Agriades aquilo compared with Limnothrix vacuolifera

Key Differences

Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pseudanabaenales (Pseudanabaenales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Pseudanabaenaceae
Genus	Agriades	Limnothrix
Species	Agriades aquilo	Limnothrix vacuolifera

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Limnothrix vacuolifera is a planktonic filamentous cyanobacterium that possesses gas vacuoles enabling buoyancy regulation in the water column of freshwater lakes. It forms thin, unbranched trichomes and is found in eutrophic standing water bodies. Its conservation status is not evaluated.