Arctic Blue vs Vegetable fern

Agriades aquilo compared with Diplazium esculentum

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Vegetable fern is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Agriades	Diplazium
Species	Agriades aquilo	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.