Deviltree vs small tortoiseshell

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

  • Deviltree is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Deviltree small tortoiseshell
Kingdom Plantae (tumbuhan) Animalia (hewan)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (serangga)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Apocynaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Alstonia Aglais
Species Alstonia macrophylla Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Deviltree small tortoiseshell
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, 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.

Deviltree

No description available.

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.

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