Bath White vs small tortoiseshell

Pontia daplidice compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Bath White is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath White	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order same	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Pieridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Pontia	Aglais
Species	Pontia daplidice	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bath White and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (チョウ目)

Conservation Status

Bath White

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath White	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath White

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (17 countries).

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.

Bath White

The Bath White (Pontia daplidice) is a species in the genus Pontia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

small tortoiseshell

スモールトータスシェル(Aglais urticae)はIUCNレッドリストで準絶滅危惧(NT)に分類されている。絶滅危惧種に分類される一歩手前の段階で、保全措置がなければ脆弱になる可能性のある個体群を持つ。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 17 countries:

🇦🇩 Andorra 🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇺 Russia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇬🇧 United Kingdom