small tortoiseshell vs Species code: Hs

Aglais urticae compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Aglais	Halophila
Species	Aglais urticae	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Species code: Hs
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.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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 5 countries:

🇦🇱 Albania 🇬🇷 Greece 🇮🇹 Italy 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇴 Norway