small tortoiseshell vs spiderweb chloris

Aglais urticae compared with Chloris pycnothrix

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while spiderweb chloris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	spiderweb chloris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Fringillidae
Genus	Aglais	Chloris
Species	Aglais urticae	Chloris pycnothrix

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

spiderweb chloris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	spiderweb chloris
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.

spiderweb chloris

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Israel), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom