small tortoiseshell vs yellow pitcherplant

Aglais urticae compared with Sarracenia flava

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while yellow pitcherplant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	yellow pitcherplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Sarraceniaceae
Genus	Aglais	Sarracenia
Species	Aglais urticae	Sarracenia flava

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

yellow pitcherplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	yellow pitcherplant
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.

yellow pitcherplant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden