Arctic Blue vs virility-vine

Agriades aquilo compared with Rhynchosia pyramidalis

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while virility-vine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	virility-vine
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	Rhynchosia
Species	Agriades aquilo	Rhynchosia pyramidalis

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

virility-vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	virility-vine
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.

virility-vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.