small tortoiseshell vs Spring Blackclock

Aglais urticae compared with Pterostichus vernalis

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Spring Blackclock is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spring Blackclock
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)	Carabidae
Genus	Aglais	Pterostichus
Species	Aglais urticae	Pterostichus vernalis

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Spring Blackclock share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (inseto)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Blackclock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spring Blackclock
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.

Spring Blackclock

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland