Arctic Blue vs Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

Agriades aquilo compared with Opuntia strigil

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Marble-fruit Prickly-pear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Marble-fruit Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Agriades	Opuntia
Species	Agriades aquilo	Opuntia strigil

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Marble-fruit Prickly-pear
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.

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

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.