Larch Disco vs petite tortue

Lachnellula occidentalis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Larch Disco is Least Concern while petite tortue is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Larch Disco	petite tortue
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Lachnaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Lachnellula	Aglais
Species	Lachnellula occidentalis	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Larch Disco

LC — Least Concern

petite tortue

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Larch Disco	petite tortue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Larch Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Slovenia, and Sweden.

petite tortue

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.

petite tortue

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 5 countries:

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