Arctic Blue vs Large Ringlet

Agriades aquilo compared with Erebia euryale

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Large Ringlet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Large Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Lycaenidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Agriades	Erebia
Species	Agriades aquilo	Erebia euryale

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and Large Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Pul kanatlılar)

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Large Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Large Ringlet
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.

Large Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden