small tortoiseshell vs snow fleabane

Aglais urticae compared with Erigeron nivalis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while snow fleabane is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	snow fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aglais	Erigeron
Species	Aglais urticae	Erigeron nivalis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

snow fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	snow fleabane
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.

snow fleabane

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.