Arctic Blue vs Asian Bittersweet

Agriades aquilo compared with Celastrus orbiculatus

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Asian Bittersweet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Asian Bittersweet
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Celastrales (ニシキギ目)
Family	Lycaenidae	Celastraceae
Genus	Agriades	Celastrus
Species	Agriades aquilo	Celastrus orbiculatus

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Asian Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Asian Bittersweet
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.

Asian Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Asian Bittersweet

Asian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden