small tortoiseshell vs Starfruit

Aglais urticae compared with Damasonium bourgaei

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Starfruit is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Alismataceae
Genus	Aglais	Damasonium
Species	Aglais urticae	Damasonium bourgaei

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Starfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.