small tortoiseshell vs Twilight Darner

Aglais urticae compared with Gynacantha nervosa

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Twilight Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Twilight Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Aeshnidae
Genus	Aglais	Gynacantha
Species	Aglais urticae	Gynacantha nervosa

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Twilight Darner share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Twilight Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Twilight Darner
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.

Twilight Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.