small tortoiseshell vs Subtropical Lady

Aglais urticae compared with Vanessa carye

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Subtropical Lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Subtropical Lady
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aglais	Vanessa
Species	Aglais urticae	Vanessa carye

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Subtropical Lady share a common ancestor at the Family level: Nymphalidae. (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Subtropical Lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Subtropical Lady
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.

Subtropical Lady

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Denmark.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark