small tortoiseshell vs two-leaf vetch

Aglais urticae compared with Vicia unijuga

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while two-leaf vetch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	two-leaf vetch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aglais	Vicia
Species	Aglais urticae	Vicia unijuga

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

two-leaf vetch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	two-leaf vetch
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.

two-leaf vetch

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Russia and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇷🇺 Russia 🇸🇪 Sweden