small tortoiseshell vs trailing wolfsbane

Aglais urticae compared with Aconitum reclinatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	trailing wolfsbane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Aglais	Aconitum
Species	Aglais urticae	Aconitum reclinatum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

trailing wolfsbane

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	trailing wolfsbane
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 wolfsbane

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Denmark.

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 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark