small tortoiseshell vs trailing iceplant

Aglais urticae compared with Lampranthus spectabilis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while trailing iceplant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	trailing iceplant
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)	Aizoaceae
Genus	Aglais	Lampranthus
Species	Aglais urticae	Lampranthus spectabilis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

trailing iceplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	trailing iceplant
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.

trailing iceplant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Taiwan) and Europe (4 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇬🇧 United Kingdom