small tortoiseshell vs Violet Dropwing

Aglais urticae compared with Trithemis annulata

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Violet Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Violet Dropwing
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)	Libellulidae
Genus	Aglais	Trithemis
Species	Aglais urticae	Trithemis annulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Violet Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Violet Dropwing
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.

Violet Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.