Arctic Blue vs sharped-leaved fluellen

Agriades aquilo compared with Kickxia elatine

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while sharped-leaved fluellen is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	sharped-leaved fluellen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Agriades	Kickxia
Species	Agriades aquilo	Kickxia elatine

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

sharped-leaved fluellen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	sharped-leaved fluellen
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.

sharped-leaved fluellen

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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