small tortoiseshell vs yarrow pug

Aglais urticae compared with Eupithecia millefoliata

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while yarrow pug is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	yarrow 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 millefoliata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

yarrow pug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	yarrow 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.

yarrow pug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden