small tortoiseshell vs White Afzelia

Aglais urticae compared with Afzelia pachyloba

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while White Afzelia is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White Afzelia
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	Afzelia
Species	Aglais urticae	Afzelia pachyloba

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White Afzelia

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White Afzelia
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.

White Afzelia

Habitat

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

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.