Queen Purple Tip vs small tortoiseshell

Colotis regina compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Queen Purple Tip is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Queen Purple Tip	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order same	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Pieridae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Colotis	Aglais
Species	Colotis regina	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Queen Purple Tip and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (나비목)

Conservation Status

Queen Purple Tip

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Queen Purple Tip	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Queen Purple Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

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.