small tortoiseshell vs Superb Maya

Aglais urticae compared with Miconia superba

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Superb Maya is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Superb Maya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Melastomataceae
Genus	Aglais	Miconia
Species	Aglais urticae	Miconia superba

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Superb Maya

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Superb Maya
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.

Superb Maya

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.