small tortoiseshell vs white chalice-bubble

Aglais urticae compared with Cylichna alba

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while white chalice-bubble is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	white chalice-bubble
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cephalaspidea (Cephalaspidea)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Cylichnidae
Genus	Aglais	Cylichna
Species	Aglais urticae	Cylichna alba

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and white chalice-bubble share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

white chalice-bubble

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	white chalice-bubble
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 chalice-bubble

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden