abigarrada de la ortiga vs star-wort

Aglais urticae compared with Cucullia asteris

Key Differences

• abigarrada de la ortiga is Near Threatened while star-wort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	abigarrada de la ortiga	star-wort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Noctuidae
Genus	Aglais	Cucullia
Species	Aglais urticae	Cucullia asteris

Evolutionary Relationship

abigarrada de la ortiga and star-wort share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (Butterflies & Moths)

Conservation Status

abigarrada de la ortiga

NT — Near Threatened

star-wort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	abigarrada de la ortiga	star-wort
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.

star-wort

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden