Arctic Blue vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Agriades aquilo compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Asterales (국화목)
Family	Lycaenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agriades	Centaurea
Species	Agriades aquilo	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Thin-leaved Centaury
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.

Thin-leaved Centaury

Habitat

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

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.