small tortoiseshell vs White Lauan

Aglais urticae compared with Parashorea malaanonan

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while White Lauan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White Lauan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Aglais	Parashorea
Species	Aglais urticae	Parashorea malaanonan

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White Lauan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White Lauan
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 Lauan

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.