small tortoiseshell vs virility-vine

Aglais urticae compared with Rhynchosia pyramidalis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while virility-vine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	virility-vine
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	Rhynchosia
Species	Aglais urticae	Rhynchosia pyramidalis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

virility-vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	virility-vine
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.

virility-vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.