small tortoiseshell vs Yellow-faced bell moth

Aglais urticae compared with Notocelia cynosbatella

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Yellow-faced bell moth is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Yellow-faced bell moth
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)	Tortricidae
Genus	Aglais	Notocelia
Species	Aglais urticae	Notocelia cynosbatella

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Yellow-faced bell moth share a common ancestor at the Order level: Lepidoptera. (나비목)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Yellow-faced bell moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Yellow-faced bell moth
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.

Yellow-faced bell moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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