Arctic Blue vs Wild Ash

Agriades aquilo compared with Fraxinus dimorpha

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Wild Ash is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Wild Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Agriades	Fraxinus
Species	Agriades aquilo	Fraxinus dimorpha

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Wild Ash

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Wild Ash
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.

Wild Ash

Habitat

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

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.