small tortoiseshell vs Spring Pea

Aglais urticae compared with Lathyrus vernus

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spring Pea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spring Pea
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Fabales (콩목)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Fabaceae
Genus	Aglais	Lathyrus
Species	Aglais urticae	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spring Pea
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.

Spring Pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 8 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom