small tortoiseshell vs White Siris

Aglais urticae compared with Ailanthus integrifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	White Siris
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Simaroubaceae
Genus	Aglais	Ailanthus
Species	Aglais urticae	Ailanthus integrifolia

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

White Siris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	White Siris
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 Siris

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.