Arctic Blue vs marsh spurge

Agriades aquilo compared with Euphorbia palustris

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while marsh spurge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	marsh spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Agriades	Euphorbia
Species	Agriades aquilo	Euphorbia palustris

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

marsh spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	marsh spurge
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.

marsh spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden