small tortoiseshell vs Species code: Hs

Aglais urticae compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Alismatales (オモダカ目)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Aglais	Halophila
Species	Aglais urticae	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Species code: Hs
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.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇴 Norway