small tortoiseshell vs Three-Spotted Pink

Aglais urticae compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Aglais	Dianthus
Species	Aglais urticae	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Three-Spotted Pink
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.

Three-Spotted Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal 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.