Arctic Blue vs Meleager'S Blue

Agriades aquilo compared with Polyommatus daphnis

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Meleager'S Blue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Meleager'S Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Lycaenidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Agriades	Polyommatus
Species	Agriades aquilo	Polyommatus daphnis

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and Meleager'S Blue share a common ancestor at the Family level: Lycaenidae.

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Meleager'S Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Meleager'S 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.

Meleager'S Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 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 1 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia