Arctic Blue vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Agriades aquilo compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Polypodiopsida (ウラボシ綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Ophioglossales (ハナヤスリ目)
Family	Lycaenidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Agriades	Botrychium
Species	Agriades aquilo	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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