small tortoiseshell vs Thistle Rust

Aglais urticae compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Aglais	Puccinia
Species	Aglais urticae	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Thistle Rust
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.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway