small tortoiseshell vs Sulphur Orange Tip

Aglais urticae compared with Colotis auxo

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Sulphur Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Sulphur Orange Tip
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pieridae
Genus	Aglais	Colotis
Species	Aglais urticae	Colotis auxo

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Sulphur Orange Tip share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Sulphur Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Sulphur Orange Tip
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.

Sulphur Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.