small tortoiseshell vs wonder violet

Aglais urticae compared with Viola mirabilis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while wonder violet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	wonder violet
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Magnoliopsida (मैग्नोलियोप्सीडा)
Order	Lepidoptera (शल्कपंखी गण)	Malpighiales (मालपिग्यालेस)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Violaceae
Genus	Aglais	Viola
Species	Aglais urticae	Viola mirabilis

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

wonder violet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	wonder violet
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.

wonder violet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden