abigarrada de la ortiga vs Thyme Moth

Aglais urticae compared with Scrobipalpa artemisiella

Key Differences

• abigarrada de la ortiga is Near Threatened while Thyme Moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	abigarrada de la ortiga	Thyme Moth
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)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Aglais	Scrobipalpa
Species	Aglais urticae	Scrobipalpa artemisiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

abigarrada de la ortiga

NT — Near Threatened

Thyme Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	abigarrada de la ortiga	Thyme Moth
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.

Thyme Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden