small tortoiseshell vs Spanish Lemon Thyme

Aglais urticae compared with Thymus baeticus

Key Differences

  • small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spanish Lemon Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank small tortoiseshell Spanish Lemon Thyme
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Lamiaceae
Genus Aglais Thymus
Species Aglais urticae Thymus baeticus

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spanish Lemon Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute small tortoiseshell Spanish Lemon Thyme
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.

Spanish Lemon Thyme

Habitat

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

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.

Spanish Lemon Thyme

No description available.

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