small tortoiseshell vs Winter crocus

Aglais urticae compared with Crocus hyemalis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Winter crocus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Winter crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Iridaceae
Genus	Aglais	Crocus
Species	Aglais urticae	Crocus hyemalis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Winter crocus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Winter crocus
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.

Winter crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.