small tortoiseshell vs velvetweed

Aglais urticae compared with Oenothera curtiflora

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while velvetweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	velvetweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Onagraceae
Genus	Aglais	Oenothera
Species	Aglais urticae	Oenothera curtiflora

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

velvetweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	velvetweed
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.

velvetweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Canada, Japan, and United States.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium