small tortoiseshell vs spring squill

Aglais urticae compared with Scilla verna

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while spring squill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	spring squill
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)	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aglais	Scilla
Species	Aglais urticae	Scilla verna

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

spring squill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	spring squill
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.

spring squill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.