small tortoiseshell vs Wall iris

Aglais urticae compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Wall iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aglais	Iris
Species	Aglais urticae	Iris tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Wall iris
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.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, 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:

🇲🇹 Malta