small tortoiseshell vs White Chilte

Aglais urticae compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Aglais	Cnidoscolus
Species	Aglais urticae	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White Chilte
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 Chilte

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.