small tortoiseshell vs Window Acraea

Aglais urticae compared with Acraea aglaonice

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Window Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Window Acraea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aglais	Acraea
Species	Aglais urticae	Acraea aglaonice

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Window Acraea share a common ancestor at the Family level: Nymphalidae. (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Window Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Window Acraea
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.

Window Acraea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.