abigarrada de la ortiga vs Welsh Clearwing

Aglais urticae compared with Synanthedon scoliaeformis

Key Differences

• abigarrada de la ortiga is Near Threatened while Welsh Clearwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	abigarrada de la ortiga	Welsh Clearwing
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)	Sesiidae
Genus	Aglais	Synanthedon
Species	Aglais urticae	Synanthedon scoliaeformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

abigarrada de la ortiga

NT — Near Threatened

Welsh Clearwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	abigarrada de la ortiga	Welsh Clearwing
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.

Welsh Clearwing

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