small tortoiseshell vs Thatch Groundling

Aglais urticae compared with Bryotropha basaltinella

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Thatch Groundling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Thatch Groundling
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Gelechiidae
Genus	Aglais	Bryotropha
Species	Aglais urticae	Bryotropha basaltinella

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Thatch Groundling share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (나비목)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Thatch Groundling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Thatch Groundling
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.

Thatch Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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