small tortoiseshell vs tayuya

Aglais urticae compared with Cayaponia tayuya

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while tayuya is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	tayuya
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Aglais	Cayaponia
Species	Aglais urticae	Cayaponia tayuya

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

tayuya

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	tayuya
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.

tayuya

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.