small tortoiseshell vs Southern Damselfly

Aglais urticae compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Southern Damselfly
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	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Aglais	Coenagrion
Species	Aglais urticae	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Southern Damselfly
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.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇱🇺 Luxembourg