Arctic Blue vs Large Scabious Mining Bee

Agriades aquilo compared with Andrena hattorfiana

Key Differences

• Arctic Blue is Near Threatened while Large Scabious Mining Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Blue	Large Scabious Mining Bee
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	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)
Family	Lycaenidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Agriades	Andrena
Species	Agriades aquilo	Andrena hattorfiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Arctic Blue and Large Scabious Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (côn trùng)

Conservation Status

Arctic Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Large Scabious Mining Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Blue	Large Scabious Mining Bee
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 Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered 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