'Ihi vs small tortoiseshell

Oxalis corniculata compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

'Ihi is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	'Ihi	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Oxalidaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Oxalis	Aglais
Species	Oxalis corniculata	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	'Ihi	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

'Ihi

No description available.

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.