abigarrada de la ortiga vs Spring Blackclock

Aglais urticae compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Key Differences

• abigarrada de la ortiga is Near Threatened while Spring Blackclock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	abigarrada de la ortiga	Spring Blackclock
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Carabidae
Genus	Aglais	Pterostichus
Species	Aglais urticae	Pterostichus vernalis

Evolutionary Relationship

abigarrada de la ortiga and Spring Blackclock share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecto)

Conservation Status

abigarrada de la ortiga

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	abigarrada de la ortiga	Spring Blackclock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

abigarrada de la ortiga

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.

Spring Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

abigarrada de la ortiga

La mariposa ortiguera pequena (Aglais urticae) esta clasificada como Casi Amenazada (NT) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Esta cerca de calificar como amenazada, con poblaciones que podrian volverse vulnerables sin medidas de conservacion.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland