Arctic Blue vs Pacific mountain onion

Agriades aquilo compared with Allium validum

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Pacific mountain onion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Pacific mountain onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Agriades	Allium
Species	Agriades aquilo	Allium validum

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific mountain onion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Pacific mountain onion
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.

Pacific mountain onion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.