Arctic Blue vs nispola

Agriades aquilo compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	nispola
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lycaenidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Agriades	Coenonympha
Species	Agriades aquilo	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and nispola share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

nispola

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	nispola
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.

nispola

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

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.

nispola

El ocelo menor (Coenonympha pamphilus) esta clasificado como Preocupacion Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Se distribuye ampliamente y es abundante en su area de distribucion, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones inmediatas de conservacion.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden