Small-Leaved Blinks vs small tortoiseshell

Montia parvifolia compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

Small-Leaved Blinks is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Small-Leaved Blinks	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Montiaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Montia	Aglais
Species	Montia parvifolia	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Small-Leaved Blinks

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Small-Leaved Blinks	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Small-Leaved Blinks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United Kingdom.

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.