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 (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Ascomycota (子嚢菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	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

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 5 countries:

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