small tortoiseshell vs The Miller

Aglais urticae compared with Clitopilus prunulus

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while The Miller is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	The Miller
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Entolomataceae
Genus	Aglais	Clitopilus
Species	Aglais urticae	Clitopilus prunulus

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

The Miller

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	The Miller
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.

The Miller

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.