small tortoiseshell vs Thyme Pug

Aglais urticae compared with Eupithecia distinctaria

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Thyme Pug is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Thyme Pug
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Geometridae
Genus	Aglais	Eupithecia
Species	Aglais urticae	Eupithecia distinctaria

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Thyme Pug share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (チョウ目)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Thyme Pug

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Thyme Pug
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.

Thyme Pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 🇸🇪 Sweden