beach evening-primrose vs small tortoiseshell

Oenothera drummondii compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

beach evening-primrose is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach evening-primrose	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Onagraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Oenothera	Aglais
Species	Oenothera drummondii	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

beach evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach evening-primrose	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach evening-primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (France, Spain, Sweden), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

beach evening-primrose

The Beach evening-primrose (Oenothera drummondii) is a species in the genus Oenothera. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.