small tortoiseshell vs Stinking Earthfan

Aglais urticae compared with Thelephora palmata

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Stinking Earthfan is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Lepidoptera (나비목)	Thelephorales (사마귀버섯목)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Aglais	Thelephora
Species	Aglais urticae	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 4 countries:

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