Cuckoo-Bread vs small tortoiseshell

Oxalis acetosella compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

  • Cuckoo-Bread is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cuckoo-Bread small tortoiseshell
Kingdom Plantae (plantas) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (inseto)
Order Oxalidales (Oxalidales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Oxalidaceae Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus Oxalis Aglais
Species Oxalis acetosella Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cuckoo-Bread small tortoiseshell
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Cuckoo-Bread

No description available.

small tortoiseshell

A borboleta-urtiga-pequena (Aglais urticae) esta classificada como Quase Ameacada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Proxima de se qualificar como ameacada, com populacoes que podem se tornar vulneraveis sem acoes de conservacao.

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