Deviltree vs small tortoiseshell

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

  • Deviltree is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Deviltree small tortoiseshell
Kingdom Plantae (식물) Animalia (동물)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (피자식물문) Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class Magnoliopsida (목련강) Insecta (곤충)
Order Gentianales (용담목) Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family Apocynaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Alstonia Aglais
Species Alstonia macrophylla Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Deviltree small tortoiseshell
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.

Deviltree

No description available.

small tortoiseshell

작은 거북등 나비(Aglais urticae)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 준위협(NT) 종으로 분류된다. 위협 종으로 분류되기 직전 단계로, 보전 조치 없이는 취약 종이 될 수 있는 개체군이다.

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