Conicy's Rock Cabbage vs small tortoiseshell

Coincya rupestris compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Conicy's Rock Cabbage is Endangered while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Conicy's Rock Cabbage	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Brassicales (Brassicales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Brassicaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Coincya	Aglais
Species	Coincya rupestris	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Conicy's Rock Cabbage

EN — Endangered

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Conicy's Rock Cabbage	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Conicy's Rock Cabbage

Habitat

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

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.