Bilbao fleabane vs small tortoiseshell

Erigeron floribundus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Bilbao fleabane is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bilbao fleabane	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)	Insecta (कीट)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Erigeron	Aglais
Species	Erigeron floribundus	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Bilbao fleabane

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bilbao fleabane	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bilbao fleabane

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Bhutan, Japan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

small tortoiseshell

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.

Bilbao fleabane

The Bilbao fleabane (Erigeron floribundus) is a species in the genus Erigeron. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

small tortoiseshell

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain