Katung Fa vs small tortoiseshell

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Katung Fa is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Katung Fa	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Apocynaceae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Alstonia	Aglais
Species	Alstonia macrophylla	Aglais urticae

Conservation Status

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Katung Fa	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.

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.