hooked threadwort vs small tortoiseshell

Cephaloziella uncinata compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

hooked threadwort is Data Deficient while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	hooked threadwort	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cephaloziellaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Cephaloziella	Aglais
Species	Cephaloziella uncinata	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

hooked threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	hooked threadwort	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

hooked threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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 (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.