Shining Sunbeam vs small tortoiseshell

Aglaeactis cupripennis compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Shining Sunbeam is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Shining Sunbeam	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Aves (ave)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Trochilidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aglaeactis	Aglais
Species	Aglaeactis cupripennis	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Shining Sunbeam and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Shining Sunbeam

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Shining Sunbeam	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Shining Sunbeam

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway