small tortoiseshell vs yarrow pug

Aglais urticae compared with Eupithecia millefoliata

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while yarrow pug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	yarrow pug
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Geometridae
Genus	Aglais	Eupithecia
Species	Aglais urticae	Eupithecia millefoliata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

yarrow pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	yarrow pug
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.

yarrow pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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:

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