small tortoiseshell vs Snowy Disco

Aglais urticae compared with Lachnum virgineum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Snowy Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Snowy Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Lachnaceae
Genus	Aglais	Lachnum
Species	Aglais urticae	Lachnum virgineum

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Snowy Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Snowy Disco
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.

Snowy Disco

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden