small tortoiseshell vs Thin Asphodeline

Aglais urticae compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Aglais	Asphodeline
Species	Aglais urticae	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Thin Asphodeline
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.

Thin Asphodeline

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.