small tortoiseshell vs Titania'S Fritillary

Aglais urticae compared with Boloria titania

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Titania'S Fritillary is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Titania'S Fritillary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aglais	Boloria
Species	Aglais urticae	Boloria titania

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Titania'S Fritillary share a common ancestor at the Family level: Nymphalidae. (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Titania'S Fritillary

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Titania'S Fritillary
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.

Titania'S Fritillary

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 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 21 countries:

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