small tortoiseshell vs Spotted Blewit

Aglais urticae compared with Lepista panaeolus

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spotted Blewit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spotted Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Aglais	Lepista
Species	Aglais urticae	Lepista panaeolus

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spotted Blewit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spotted Blewit
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.

Spotted Blewit

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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.