small tortoiseshell vs

Aglais urticae compared with Stemonitopsis amoena

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoário)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Mycetozoa
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Stemonitidales
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Aglais	Stemonitopsis
Species	Aglais urticae	Stemonitopsis amoena

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden