small tortoiseshell vs Suffolk Hawkweed

Aglais urticae compared with Hieracium zygophorum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Suffolk Hawkweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Suffolk Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aglais	Hieracium
Species	Aglais urticae	Hieracium zygophorum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Suffolk Hawkweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Suffolk Hawkweed
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.

Suffolk Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇸🇪 Sweden