small tortoiseshell vs variegate-ginger

Aglais urticae compared with Alpinia vittata

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while variegate-ginger is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	variegate-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Aglais	Alpinia
Species	Aglais urticae	Alpinia vittata

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

variegate-ginger

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	variegate-ginger
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.

variegate-ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.