Long-stalk Spiderhead vs small tortoiseshell

Serruria elongata compared with Aglais urticae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-stalk Spiderhead	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proteales (Proteales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Proteaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Serruria	Aglais
Species	Serruria elongata	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Long-stalk Spiderhead

NT — Near Threatened

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-stalk Spiderhead	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-stalk Spiderhead

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.