small tortoiseshell vs Thrips

Aglais urticae compared with Thrips nigropilosus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Thrips
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)	Thysanoptera (アザミウマ)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Thripidae
Genus	Aglais	Thrips
Species	Aglais urticae	Thrips nigropilosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden