small tortoiseshell vs Waved Pincertail

Aglais urticae compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Waved Pincertail
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)	Gomphidae
Genus	Aglais	Onychogomphus
Species	Aglais urticae	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

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.