small tortoiseshell vs smooth fanpetals

Aglais urticae compared with Sida glabra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	smooth fanpetals
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Malvaceae
Genus	Aglais	Sida
Species	Aglais urticae	Sida glabra

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

smooth fanpetals

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	smooth fanpetals
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 fanpetals

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.