small tortoiseshell vs Spring Ringlet

Aglais urticae compared with Erebia epistygne

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Spring Ringlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Aglais	Erebia
Species	Aglais urticae	Erebia epistygne

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Spring Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Family level: Nymphalidae. (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Spring Ringlet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Spring Ringlet
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 Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across France and Spain. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

small tortoiseshell

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain