Arctic Blue vs Grauer Gürtelpuppenspanner

Agriades aquilo compared with Cyclophora pendularia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Grauer Gürtelpuppenspanner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Lycaenidae	Geometridae
Genus	Agriades	Cyclophora
Species	Agriades aquilo	Cyclophora pendularia

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and Grauer Gürtelpuppenspanner share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Schmetterlinge)

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Grauer Gürtelpuppenspanner

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Grauer Gürtelpuppenspanner
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.

Grauer Gürtelpuppenspanner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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