Pink Turtlehead vs small tortoiseshell

Chelone lyonii compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Pink Turtlehead is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pink Turtlehead	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Plantaginaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Chelone	Aglais
Species	Chelone lyonii	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Pink Turtlehead

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pink Turtlehead	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pink Turtlehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.