Arctic Blue vs Ährenwickler

Agriades aquilo compared with Cnephasia longana

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Ährenwickler is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Ährenwickler
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	Tortricidae
Genus	Agriades	Cnephasia
Species	Agriades aquilo	Cnephasia longana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Ährenwickler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Ährenwickler
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.

Ährenwickler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden