Arctic Blue vs winged prickly-ash

Agriades aquilo compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Agriades	Zanthoxylum
Species	Agriades aquilo	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	winged prickly-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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.