Arctic Blue vs slender suckling clover

Agriades aquilo compared with Trifolium micranthum

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while slender suckling clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	slender suckling clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Lycaenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agriades	Trifolium
Species	Agriades aquilo	Trifolium micranthum

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

slender suckling clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	slender suckling clover
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.

slender suckling clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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