Sallow Button vs small tortoiseshell

Acleris hastiana compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Sallow Button is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sallow Button	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class same	Insecta (कीट)	Insecta (कीट)
Order same	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)
Family	Tortricidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Acleris	Aglais
Species	Acleris hastiana	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Sallow Button and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (शल्कपंखी गण)

Conservation Status

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sallow Button	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

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 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden