small tortoiseshell vs Gorgulho-trovisqueiro

Aglais urticae compared with Calacalles droueti

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Gorgulho-trovisqueiro is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Gorgulho-trovisqueiro
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Coleoptera (besouro)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Curculionidae
Genus	Aglais	Calacalles
Species	Aglais urticae	Calacalles droueti

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Gorgulho-trovisqueiro share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (inseto)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Gorgulho-trovisqueiro

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Gorgulho-trovisqueiro
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.

Gorgulho-trovisqueiro

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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:

🇵🇹 Portugal