small tortoiseshell vs Verdigris Navel

Aglais urticae compared with Arrhenia chlorocyanea

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Verdigris Navel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Verdigris Navel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Aglais	Arrhenia
Species	Aglais urticae	Arrhenia chlorocyanea

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Verdigris Navel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Verdigris Navel
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.

Verdigris Navel

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden