Arctic Blue vs baileya

Agriades aquilo compared with Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arctic Blue baileya
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (planta)
Phylum Arthropoda (artrópodos) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (insecto) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Lycaenidae Cactaceae
Genus Agriades Austrocylindropuntia
Species Agriades aquilo Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

baileya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arctic Blue baileya
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.

baileya

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

baileya

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia