Arctic Blue vs Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

Agriades aquilo compared with Arcyria obvelata

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Yellow Carnival Candy Slime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Yellow Carnival Candy Slime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mycetozoa
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Trichiales (Trichiales)
Family	Lycaenidae	Arcyriaceae
Genus	Agriades	Arcyria
Species	Agriades aquilo	Arcyria obvelata

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Yellow Carnival Candy Slime
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.

Yellow Carnival Candy Slime

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden