Apollo vs Arctic Blue

Parnassius apollo compared with Agriades aquilo

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Apollo	Arctic Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order same	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family	Papilionidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Parnassius	Agriades
Species	Parnassius apollo	Agriades aquilo

Evolutionary Relationship

Apollo and Arctic Blue share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (bộ Cánh vảy)

Conservation Status

Apollo

NT — Near Threatened

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Apollo	Arctic Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Apollo

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (29 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Apollo

Apollo (Parnassius apollo) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

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 4 countries:

🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden