Four-spotted Clothes vs small tortoiseshell

Triaxomera fulvimitrella compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Four-spotted Clothes is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Four-spotted Clothes	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Tineidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Triaxomera	Aglais
Species	Triaxomera fulvimitrella	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Four-spotted Clothes and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

Four-spotted Clothes

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Four-spotted Clothes	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Four-spotted Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

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 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden