small tortoiseshell vs thick emarginula

Aglais urticae compared with Emarginula crassa

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while thick emarginula is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	thick emarginula
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Fissurellidae
Genus	Aglais	Emarginula
Species	Aglais urticae	Emarginula crassa

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and thick emarginula share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

thick emarginula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	thick emarginula
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.

thick emarginula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (Mauritania) and Europe (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom