small tortoiseshell vs Tepuí Graytwig

Aglais urticae compared with Schoepfia tepuiensis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tepuí Graytwig is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tepuí Graytwig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Schoepfiaceae
Genus	Aglais	Schoepfia
Species	Aglais urticae	Schoepfia tepuiensis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tepuí Graytwig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tepuí Graytwig
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.

Tepuí Graytwig

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.