small tortoiseshell vs star-apple

Aglais urticae compared with Chrysophyllum cainito

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while star-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	star-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Sapotaceae
Genus	Aglais	Chrysophyllum
Species	Aglais urticae	Chrysophyllum cainito

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

star-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	star-apple
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.

star-apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (4 countries).

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.