Arctic Blue vs long yam

Agriades aquilo compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Agriades	Dioscorea
Species	Agriades aquilo	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

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

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.