small tortoiseshell vs smooth artemis

Aglais urticae compared with Dosinia lupinus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while smooth artemis is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	smooth artemis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Veneridae
Genus	Aglais	Dosinia
Species	Aglais urticae	Dosinia lupinus

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and smooth artemis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

smooth artemis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	smooth artemis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

smooth artemis

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden