Arctic Blue vs square-stemmed willowherb

Agriades aquilo compared with Epilobium tetragonum

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while square-stemmed willowherb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	square-stemmed willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Agriades	Epilobium
Species	Agriades aquilo	Epilobium tetragonum

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

square-stemmed willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	square-stemmed willowherb
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.

square-stemmed willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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