small tortoiseshell vs Spicy Caps

Aglais urticae compared with Caladenia dimorpha

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spicy Caps is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spicy Caps
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Aglais	Caladenia
Species	Aglais urticae	Caladenia dimorpha

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spicy Caps

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spicy Caps
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.

Spicy Caps

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.