small tortoiseshell vs Wall Hawkweed

Aglais urticae compared with Hieracium pulmonarioides

Key Differences

  • small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Wall Hawkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank small tortoiseshell Wall Hawkweed
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths) Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus Aglais Hieracium
Species Aglais urticae Hieracium pulmonarioides

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Wall Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute small tortoiseshell Wall Hawkweed
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.

Wall Hawkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.

Wall Hawkweed

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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