Home Cup vs small tortoiseshell

Peziza domiciliana compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Home Cup is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Home Cup	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Ascomycota (فطريات زقية)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Pezizomycetes (فنجانيانية)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Pezizales (فنجانيات)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Pezizaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Peziza	Aglais
Species	Peziza domiciliana	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Home Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Home Cup	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Home Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) 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.