Kleiner Fuchs vs Thyme Moth

Aglais urticae compared with Scrobipalpa artemisiella

Key Differences

• Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened while Thyme Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kleiner Fuchs	Thyme Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Aglais	Scrobipalpa
Species	Aglais urticae	Scrobipalpa artemisiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Kleiner Fuchs and Thyme Moth share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Schmetterlinge)

Conservation Status

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Thyme Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kleiner Fuchs	Thyme Moth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kleiner Fuchs

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.

Thyme Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

Kleiner Fuchs

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden