False Marbled Skipper vs small tortoiseshell

Carcharodus stauderi compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• False Marbled Skipper is Not Evaluated while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Marbled Skipper	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	Hesperiidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Carcharodus	Aglais
Species	Carcharodus stauderi	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

False Marbled Skipper and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (チョウ目)

Conservation Status

False Marbled Skipper

NE — Not Evaluated

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Marbled Skipper	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.

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 1 countries:

🇬🇷 Greece