Blue-eye vs small tortoiseshell

Erythromma lindenii compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Blue-eye is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-eye	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Coenagrionidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Erythromma	Aglais
Species	Erythromma lindenii	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue-eye and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blue-eye

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-eye	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-eye

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.

Blue-eye

The Blue-eye (Erythromma lindenii) is a species in the genus Erythromma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇦 Ukraine