small tortoiseshell vs Witley Hawkweed

Aglais urticae compared with Hieracium acamptum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Witley Hawkweed is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Witley Hawkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aglais	Hieracium
Species	Aglais urticae	Hieracium acamptum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Witley Hawkweed

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Witley Hawkweed
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.

Witley Hawkweed

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.