small tortoiseshell vs Tree Cyanea

Aglais urticae compared with Cyanea arborea

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Tree Cyanea is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Tree Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cyaneidae
Genus	Aglais	Cyanea
Species	Aglais urticae	Cyanea arborea

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Tree Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Tree Cyanea

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Tree Cyanea
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.

Tree Cyanea

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.