small tortoiseshell vs Spot-tailed Dasher

Aglais urticae compared with Micrathyria aequalis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spot-tailed Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spot-tailed Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Libellulidae
Genus	Aglais	Micrathyria
Species	Aglais urticae	Micrathyria aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Spot-tailed Dasher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spot-tailed Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spot-tailed Dasher
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.

Spot-tailed Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and United States.

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.