small tortoiseshell vs variable-leaf hakea

Aglais urticae compared with Hakea varia

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while variable-leaf hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	variable-leaf hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Proteaceae
Genus	Aglais	Hakea
Species	Aglais urticae	Hakea varia

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

variable-leaf hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	variable-leaf hakea
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.

variable-leaf hakea

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.