Arctic Blue vs Yellow Shadow Ant

Agriades aquilo compared with Lasius umbratus

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Yellow Shadow Ant is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Yellow Shadow Ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family	Lycaenidae	Formicidae
Genus	Agriades	Lasius
Species	Agriades aquilo	Lasius umbratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and Yellow Shadow Ant share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow Shadow Ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Yellow Shadow Ant
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.

Yellow Shadow Ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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