small tortoiseshell vs Williamson's Emerald

Aglais urticae compared with Somatochlora williamsoni

Key Differences

• small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened while Williamson's Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	small tortoiseshell	Williamson's Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)	Odonata (Стрекозы)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Corduliidae
Genus	Aglais	Somatochlora
Species	Aglais urticae	Somatochlora williamsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

small tortoiseshell and Williamson's Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Williamson's Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	small tortoiseshell	Williamson's Emerald
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.

Williamson's Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.