Arctic Blue vs shining scabious

Agriades aquilo compared with Scabiosa lucida

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while shining scabious is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	shining scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Agriades	Scabiosa
Species	Agriades aquilo	Scabiosa lucida

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

shining scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	shining scabious
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.

shining scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.