Arctic Blue vs Arnold Hawthorn

Agriades aquilo compared with Crataegus mollis

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Arnold Hawthorn is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Arnold Hawthorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family	Lycaenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Agriades	Crataegus
Species	Agriades aquilo	Crataegus mollis

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Arnold Hawthorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Arnold Hawthorn
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.

Arnold Hawthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, 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.

Arnold Hawthorn

The Arnold Hawthorn, Crataegus mollis, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia