Arctic Blue vs Garten-Hortensie

Agriades aquilo compared with Hydrangea macrophylla

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Garten-Hortensie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Garten-Hortensie
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Cornales (Hartriegelartige)
Family	Lycaenidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Agriades	Hydrangea
Species	Agriades aquilo	Hydrangea macrophylla

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Garten-Hortensie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Garten-Hortensie
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.

Garten-Hortensie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles, South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), North America (Guatemala), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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