Beaked Corydalis vs small tortoiseshell

Corydalis capnoides compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Beaked Corydalis is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beaked Corydalis	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Papaveraceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Corydalis	Aglais
Species	Corydalis capnoides	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Beaked Corydalis

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beaked Corydalis	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beaked Corydalis

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, and Sweden.

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.

Beaked Corydalis

The Beaked Corydalis (Corydalis capnoides) is a species in the genus Corydalis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

small tortoiseshell

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇸🇪 Sweden