small tortoiseshell vs sola pith

Aglais urticae compared with Aeschynomene afraspera

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while sola pith is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	sola pith
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aglais	Aeschynomene
Species	Aglais urticae	Aeschynomene afraspera

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

sola pith

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	sola pith
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

sola pith

Habitat

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.